Mehma Singhwalaਮੇਹਮਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mehma Singhwala?

Mehma Singhwala is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pakhowal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033535, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,286 people in Mehma Singhwala: 684 men and 602 women, living in 243 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 659 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 119, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 620 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.78 per cent and women at 77.53 per cent. The census recorded 352 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 349 main workers, the largest group, 218, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 38 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehma Singhwala's land. Of the village's 195 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 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 81 cultivators and 38 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Mehma Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Assi Kalan, Kot-Aga, Jassowal (Ludhiana East) and Majri.

What is the population of Mehma Singhwala?

The population of Mehma Singhwala was 1,286 at the 2011 census, living in 243 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mehma Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehma Singhwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.