Saffa Singhwalaਸਫਫਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Saffa Singhwala?

Saffa Singhwala is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038172, and it covers 149 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 114 people in Saffa Singhwala: 61 men and 53 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 149 hectares, the population density works out to about 77 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 11 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 75.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.14 per cent and women at 67.39 per cent. The census recorded 54 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saffa Singhwala's land. Of the village's 149 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (142 hectares). About 7 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 52 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saffa Singhwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaleke Uttar, Bangla Rai, Talwandi Sobha Singh and Talwandi Mohar Singh.

What is the population of Saffa Singhwala?

The population of Saffa Singhwala was 114 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Saffa Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Saffa Singhwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.