Mohar Singhwala Uttarਮੋਹਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Mohar Singhwala Uttar?

Mohar Singhwala Uttar is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and is served by the Nanak Nagar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034922, and it covers 31 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,204 people in Mohar Singhwala Uttar: 1,152 men and 1,052 women, living in 430 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 31 hectares, the population density works out to about 7,073 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 318, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,924 people, about 87 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.53 per cent and women at 48.9 per cent. The census recorded 712 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 399 main workers, the largest group, 169, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 147 cultivators on their own land and 78 agricultural labourers. A further 313 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohar Singhwala Uttar's land. Of the village's 31 hectares, 19 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 149 cultivators and 252 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mohar Singhwala Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mohar Singhwala Hithar, Sohna Sandar, Ram Singhwala and Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358).

What is the population of Mohar Singhwala Uttar?

The population of Mohar Singhwala Uttar was 2,204 at the 2011 census, living in 430 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Mohar Singhwala Uttar have?

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