Village in Punjab, India
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.[clarification needed]
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.
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