Singriwala Explained

Singriwala
Other Name:Singriwal
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.5111°N 75.8662°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hoshiarpur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:PB-
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)

Singriwala is a village in Hoshiarpur district, in Punjab, India.[1]

History

As the name indicates itself Singh+Garhi+Wala the fort of Sikhs in 16th century So called Singriwala later on.Singriwala is a medium size village located in Hoshiarpur Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 376 families residing. The Singriwala village has population of 1800 of which 903 are males while 897 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Singriwala village population of children with age 0-6 is 188 which makes up 10.44% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Singriwala village is 993 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Singriwala as per census is 918, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Singriwala village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Singriwala village was 87.84% compared to 75.84% of Punjab. In Singriwala Male literacy stands at 91.93% while female literacy rate was 83.77%.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Singriwala village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Singriwala Pin code is 146022 and postal head office is Piplanwala.

Haiderwal (1 km), Dagana Kalan (2 km), Khalwana (2 km), Fatehgarh Niara (2 km), Korangna (2 km) are the nearby Villages to Singriwala. Singriwala is surrounded by Hoshiarpur-Ii Tehsil towards East, Adampur Tehsil towards west, Bhogpur Tehsil towards west, Bhunga Tehsil towards North .

Also, as this village is on the outskirts of Hoshiarpur City and Chandigarh Road Bypass pass from this village.

From 1950 to 1996, Singriwala was famous for the Talliyan (ਟੱਲੀਆਂ). The generation from this period, even they are residing in Canada, USA and other foreign countries still remembers the sharp and beautiful sound of Talliyan (ਟੱਲੀਆਂ).

Freedom fighters from Singriwala have also contributed to the independence of India. Names include Harbaksh Singh Dhami S/O Hajara Singh and his brother Rattan Singh Dhami S/O Hajara Singh.

Charn Pushpinder Singh Dhami well known as Sanwal Dhami who himself is grandson of freedom fighter is a famous personality from the village. He is known for his contributions to the documented videos and written records of the partition of India in 1947.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singriwala. wikimapia.org.