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Where is Budh Singhwala (Moga)?

Budh Singhwala (Moga) is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and is served by the Budh Singhwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034006, and it covers 433 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,419 people in Budh Singhwala (Moga): 737 men and 682 women, living in 278 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 433 hectares, the population density works out to about 328 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 167, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 916 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.73 per cent and women at 61.4 per cent. The census recorded 438 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 389 main workers, the largest group, 205, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 61 agricultural labourers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budh Singhwala (Moga)'s land. Of the village's 433 hectares, 395 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (116 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (279 hectares). About 38 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 103 cultivators and 95 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. Education in the village runs through 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Budh Singhwala (Moga) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sandhwan Wala Urf Churkit, Malianwala, Patti Sandhwan and Bishanpura.

What is the population of Budh Singhwala (Moga)?

The population of Budh Singhwala (Moga) was 1,419 at the 2011 census, living in 278 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Budh Singhwala (Moga) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Budh Singhwala (Moga) has a government middle school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.