Burj Baghel Singhwalaਬੁਰਜ ਬਘੇਲ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Burj Baghel Singhwala?

Burj Baghel Singhwala is a village of Amargarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039536, and it covers 448 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 668 people in Burj Baghel Singhwala: 358 men and 310 women, living in 132 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 448 hectares, the population density works out to about 149 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 866 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 302 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.42 per cent and women at 64.31 per cent. The census recorded 306 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 266 main workers, the largest group, 137, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 54 agricultural labourers. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Baghel Singhwala's land. Of the village's 448 hectares, 434 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (386 hectares). About 14 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 78 cultivators and 71 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Burj Baghel Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhall, Tolewal, Jhundan and Langrian.

What is the population of Burj Baghel Singhwala?

The population of Burj Baghel Singhwala was 668 at the 2011 census, living in 132 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Burj Baghel Singhwala have?

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