ਮੂਲਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾਮੂਲਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Moola Singhwala?

Moola Singhwala is a village in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhikhi, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036083, and it covers 507 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 971 people in Moola Singhwala: 520 men and 451 women, living in 203 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 507 hectares, the population density works out to about 192 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 108, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 481 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.91 per cent and women at 50.77 per cent. The census recorded 482 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 306 main workers, the largest group, 114, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 104 agricultural labourers and 88 cultivators on their own land. A further 176 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Moola Singhwala's land. Of the village's 507 hectares, 479 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (437 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 90 cultivators and 169 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.

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

Moola Singhwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhikhi, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mansa, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kishangarh Urf Pharwahi, Dalel Singhwala, Dhalewan and Khiala Khurd.

What is the population of Moola Singhwala?

The population of Moola Singhwala was 971 at the 2011 census, living in 203 households in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Moola Singhwala have?

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