Jalal Singhwalaਜਲਾਲ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jalal Singhwala?

Jalal Singhwala is a village of Moga tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034045, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 263 people in Jalal Singhwala: 137 men and 126 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 7.5 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 173 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 10 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.52 per cent and women at 73.79 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 64, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalal Singhwala's land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (76 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 65 cultivators and 5 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Jalal Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Moga, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khosa Pando and Dhalleke.

What is the population of Jalal Singhwala?

The population of Jalal Singhwala was 263 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Jalal Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jalal Singhwala has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.