Sher Singhwalaਸ਼ੇਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sher Singhwala?

Sher Singhwala is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029087, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 389 people in Sher Singhwala: 200 men and 189 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 228 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 99 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.56 per cent and women at 78.74 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 household industry workers and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sher Singhwala's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 18 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sher Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandori, Surak, Bhagwanpur and Musa Khail.

What is the population of Sher Singhwala?

The population of Sher Singhwala was 389 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Sher Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sher Singhwala has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.