Dasaundha Singhwalaਦਸੌਂਧਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dasaundha Singhwala?

Dasaundha Singhwala is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039429, and it covers 1,014 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,372 people in Dasaundha Singhwala: 1,269 men and 1,103 women, living in 445 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,014 hectares, the population density works out to about 234 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 268, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,061 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.62 per cent and women at 64.21 per cent. The census recorded 879 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 551 main workers, the largest group, 296, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 144 other workers in trade, transport and services and 86 agricultural labourers. A further 328 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dasaundha Singhwala's land. Of the village's 1,014 hectares, 912 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (305 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (607 hectares). About 92 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 303 cultivators and 305 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dasaundha Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Farwali, Mithewal, Sandaur and Bapla.

What is the population of Dasaundha Singhwala?

The population of Dasaundha Singhwala was 2,372 at the 2011 census, living in 445 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Dasaundha Singhwala have?

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