Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewalaਕਿਸ਼ਨਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਸੇਧਾ ਸਿਂਘੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala?

Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala is a village in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bareta, about 6 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 036040, and it covers 2,296 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,270 people in Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala: 3,291 men and 2,979 women, living in 1,181 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 2,296 hectares, the population density works out to about 273 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 661, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,514 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.9 per cent and women at 49.17 per cent. The census recorded 2,540 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 2,069 main workers, the largest group, 1,059, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 485 agricultural labourers and 396 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 471 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala's land. Of the village's 2,296 hectares, 2,110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,844 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,720 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 184 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 1,096 cultivators and 722 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, 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bareta, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akbarpur Khudal, Bahadarpur, Bakhshiwala and Dialpura.

What is the population of Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala?

The population of Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala was 6,270 at the 2011 census, living in 1,181 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kishangarh Urf Sedha Singhewala has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.