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About Dal Singhwala Village

Dal Singhwala is a large village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,287, made up of 1,203 males and 1,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dal Singhwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dal Singhwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Jaitu
Pincode 151202
Area (hectares) 688 hectares
Population 2,287
Male Population 1,203
Female Population 1,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dal Singhwala compares

By the 2011 count Dal Singhwala is the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 688 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dal Singhwala

Dal Singhwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dal Singhwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dal Singhwala from other places

Dal Singhwala lies about 29 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Gangsar Jaito, about 5.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dal Singhwala
Tehsil headquarters Jaitu 4.1 km
Nearest town Jaito 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Gangsar Jaito 5.4 km
District headquarters Faridkot 29 km

Villages closest to Dal Singhwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dal Singhwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dal Singhwala village had a population of 2,287. That makes it the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Dal Singhwala village has 1,203 males and 1,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dal Singhwala has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Dal Singhwala is 151202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dal Singhwala covers 688 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dal Singhwala falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dal Singhwala is Gangsar Jaito, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dal Singhwala.

Dal Singhwala is about 29 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dal Singhwala is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Jaitu is about 4.1 km away. Jaito is about 4.1 km away. Gangsar Jaito is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sedha Singhwala (1.7 km), Rauwala (2.5 km) and Jhakharwala (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dal Singhwala today is likely to be higher.

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