Mal Singhwalaਮਲ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mal Singhwala?

Mal Singhwala is a village of Budhlada tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 8 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 036029, and it covers 682 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,087 people in Mal Singhwala: 1,113 men and 974 women, living in 402 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 682 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 206, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,018 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.93 per cent and women at 52.34 per cent. The census recorded 949 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 624 main workers, the largest group, 277, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 260 cultivators on their own land and 78 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 325 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mal Singhwala's land. Of the village's 682 hectares, 535 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 394 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (391 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 147 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 273 cultivators and 557 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mal Singhwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 8 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 Kasampur Chhina, Ram Nagar Bhathal, Tahlian and Rampur Mander.

What is the population of Mal Singhwala?

The population of Mal Singhwala was 2,087 at the 2011 census, living in 402 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Mal Singhwala have?

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