Daula Singhwalaਦੌਲਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Daula Singhwala?

Daula Singhwala is a village of Sunam tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sunam, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039868, and it covers 475 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,685 people in Daula Singhwala: 908 men and 777 women, living in 316 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 475 hectares, the population density works out to about 355 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 192, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 650 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.95 per cent and women at 44.72 per cent. The census recorded 503 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 302 main workers, the largest group, 234, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 agricultural labourers and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 201 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daula Singhwala's land. Of the village's 475 hectares, 434 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (403 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 243 cultivators and 181 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 2 government primary schools and 5 government middle schools, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daula Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sunam, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sunam, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kanakwal Bhangwan, Bhani Ganduan, Rattangarh Alias Pattianwali and Madewass.

What is the population of Daula Singhwala?

The population of Daula Singhwala was 1,685 at the 2011 census, living in 316 households in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Daula Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Daula Singhwala has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.