Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwalaਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਮਹਾਨ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala?

Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala is a village of Moonak tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moonak, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Andana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039943, and it covers 478 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,401 people in Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala: 733 men and 668 women, living in 251 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 478 hectares, the population density works out to about 293 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 366 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.48 per cent and women at 49.42 per cent. The census recorded 419 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 332 main workers, the largest group, 222, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 77 agricultural labourers and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 87 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala's land. Of the village's 478 hectares, 386 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (237 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 54 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 228 cultivators and 87 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moonak, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Moonak, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harigarh Gehlan, Fatehgarh Nauabad Alias Bahmniwala, Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar and Bhulan.

What is the population of Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala?

The population of Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala was 1,401 at the 2011 census, living in 251 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala have?

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