Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarhਖਿਵਾ ਮਿਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਉਰਫ ਸਮੁਂਡਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh?

Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh is a village in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036071, and it covers 245 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 541 people in Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh: 281 men and 260 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 245 hectares, the population density works out to about 221 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.2 per cent and women at 57.45 per cent. The census recorded 310 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 198 main workers, the largest group, 118, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 72 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 112 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh's land. Of the village's 245 hectares, 228 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (228 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. With 159 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Guradi, Borawal, Bhadra and Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd.

What is the population of Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh?

The population of Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh was 541 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh have?

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