Singhpuraਸਿੰਘਪੁਰਾ

Where is Singhpura?

Singhpura 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 038634, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 252 people in Singhpura: 135 men and 117 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.84 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Singhpura's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 6 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Singhpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thali, Alipur, Bari Makori and Dugri.

What is the population of Singhpura?

The population of Singhpura was 252 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Singhpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Singhpura has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.