Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwalaਦੇਵੀਨਗਰ ਉਰਫ ਸਵਏਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala?

Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Davinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036688, and it covers 389 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,332 people in Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala: 678 men and 654 women, living in 229 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 389 hectares, the population density works out to about 342 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 155, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 186 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.49 per cent and women at 65.93 per cent. The census recorded 412 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 387 main workers, the largest group, 189, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 160 other workers in trade, transport and services and 35 agricultural labourers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala's land. Of the village's 389 hectares, 373 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (373 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 191 cultivators and 51 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nijampur, Behru, Guthmara and Rurki Budhsingh.

What is the population of Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala?

The population of Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala was 1,332 at the 2011 census, living in 229 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Devinagar Urf Sawaesinghwala have?

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