Singhpurਸਿੰਘਪੁਰ

Where is Singhpur?

Singhpur is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Singhpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038434, and it covers 380 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,219 people in Singhpur: 621 men and 598 women, living in 243 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 380 hectares, the population density works out to about 321 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 963 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 108, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 415 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.52 per cent and women at 74.86 per cent. The census recorded 491 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 256 main workers, the largest group, 162, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 88 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 235 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Singhpur's land. Of the village's 380 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 134 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (134 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 96 cultivators and 6 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a dispensary. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Singhpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saupur, Hiyatpur, Sukhe Majra and Nurpur Khurd.

What is the population of Singhpur?

The population of Singhpur was 1,219 at the 2011 census, living in 243 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Singhpur have?

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