Ruldu Singhwalaਰੁਲਦੂ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ruldu Singhwala?

Ruldu Singhwala is a village of Dhuri tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhuri, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhuri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039654, and it covers 321 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 972 people in Ruldu Singhwala: 510 men and 462 women, living in 203 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 321 hectares, the population density works out to about 303 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 94, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 494 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.9 per cent and women at 58.43 per cent. The census recorded 307 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 229 main workers, the largest group, 145, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 69 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 78 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ruldu Singhwala's land. Of the village's 321 hectares, 270 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (270 hectares). About 46 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 20 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Ruldu Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dhuri, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dhuri, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Banganwali, Bararwal, Rajinder Puri and Dohla.

What is the population of Ruldu Singhwala?

The population of Ruldu Singhwala was 972 at the 2011 census, living in 203 households in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Ruldu Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ruldu Singhwala has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.