Sirsiwalaਸਿਰਸੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sirsiwala?

Sirsiwala is a village of Budhlada tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bareta, about 2 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 036043, and it covers 569 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,408 people in Sirsiwala: 723 men and 685 women, living in 271 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 569 hectares, the population density works out to about 247 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 183, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 482 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.34 per cent and women at 52.69 per cent. The census recorded 379 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 339 main workers, the largest group, 174, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 108 agricultural labourers and 56 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sirsiwala's land. Of the village's 569 hectares, 508 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 401 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (388 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 182 cultivators and 137 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

Sirsiwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bareta, about 2 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 Dialpura, Gobindpura, Bahadarpur and Phuluwala Dod.

What is the population of Sirsiwala?

The population of Sirsiwala was 1,408 at the 2011 census, living in 271 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Sirsiwala have?

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