Sher Singhwala Explained

Sher Singhwala
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.5339°N 75.4947°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:389[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 200/189/
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144401
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Iso Code:IN-PB
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Sher Singhwala is a village in Bhulath Tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It was established by Sher Singh Khaira, some time in the late 1800s, who owned the farm land. It is located from Bhulath, away from district headquarter Kapurthala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India).

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011,Sher Singhwala has 74 houses with the total population of 389 persons of which 200 are male and 189 females. Literacy rate of Sher Singhwala is 80.17%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 36 which is 9.25% of the total population. Child sex ratio is approximately 714, lower than the state average of 846.[2]

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 74 - -
Population 389 200 189
Child (0-6) 36 21 15
Schedule Caste 99 51 48
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.17 % 81.56 % 78.74 %
Total Workers 130 119 11
Main Worker 129 0 0
Marginal Worker 1 1 0

As per census 2011, 130 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Sher Singhwala which includes 119 males and 11 females. According to census survey report 2011, 99.23% workers (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) describe their work as main work and 0.77% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 25.45% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

List of cities near the village

Air travel connectivity

The closest International airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sher Singhwala Population per Census 2011. census2011.co.in.
  2. Web site: Sher Singhwala. census2011.co.in . 3 August 2016.