Galib Ran Singhਗਲਿਬ ਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Galib Ran Singh?

Galib Ran Singh is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033880, and it covers 326 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,235 people in Galib Ran Singh: 682 men and 553 women, living in 225 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 326 hectares, the population density works out to about 379 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 811 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 129, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 359 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.5 per cent and women at 70.79 per cent. The census recorded 589 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 338 main workers, the largest group, 125, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 109 other workers in trade, transport and services and 87 agricultural labourers. A further 251 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Galib Ran Singh's land. Of the village's 326 hectares, 294 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (294 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 178 cultivators and 168 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Galib Ran Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehgarh Sibian, Galib Kalan, Galib Khurd and Amargarh Urf Kaler.

What is the population of Galib Ran Singh?

The population of Galib Ran Singh was 1,235 at the 2011 census, living in 225 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Galib Ran Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Galib Ran Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.