Singhਸਿੰਘ

Where is Singh?

Singh is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038741, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 917 people in Singh: 475 men and 442 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 865 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 193 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.56 per cent and women at 85.64 per cent. The census recorded 242 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 214 main workers, the largest group, 173, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Singh's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 62 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 10 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Haripur Alias Rormajra, Bhagwantpur, Khabra and Santpur Alias Chupki.

What is the population of Singh?

The population of Singh was 917 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Singh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.