Waring Suba Singhਵਰਿਂਗ ਸੁਬਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Waring Suba Singh?

Waring Suba Singh is a village in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038294, and it covers 273 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,842 people in Waring Suba Singh: 977 men and 865 women, living in 342 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 273 hectares, the population density works out to about 675 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 190, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 590 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.96 per cent and women at 72.55 per cent. The census recorded 604 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 303 main workers, the largest group, 200, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 56 other workers in trade, transport and services and 29 household industry workers. A further 301 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Waring Suba Singh's land. Of the village's 273 hectares, 247 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (206 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 215 cultivators and 268 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Waring Suba Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Muglani, Dolchipur, Alia and Kang.

What is the population of Waring Suba Singh?

The population of Waring Suba Singh was 1,842 at the 2011 census, living in 342 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Waring Suba Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Waring Suba Singh has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.