Sikhwala

Sikhwala is a village in Malout Tehsil of district Sri Mukatsar Sahib, Punjab, India.It is located in the southern part of Mukatsar district, 280 km away from the state capital Chandigarh and 346 km from the national capital New Delhi. It is located on the Lambi-Sangariya road and the Lambi Khubban road, Malout near about 27 km and Mandi Dabwali 25 km from village Sikhwala. The Sikhwala village has a population of 4425, of which 2342 are males and 2083 are females as per Population Census 2011.Geography and ClimateThe soil of Sikhwala is fertile. The 'Lambi Distributary' canal runs on the west side of the village between Sikhwala and Fatuhikhera village. There are six ponds (Chhapar in Punjabi) in the village.HistorySikhs were always in majority. Families of the Ramgarhia clan began to live in Sikhwala. Baba Kharak Singh has an important place in the history of this village. Sant Anant Prakash used to live in a Dera; He belonged to the Udasin tradition of saints and lived a simple life. He was a revered man among the people. In Dera, Sri Gurugranth Sahib is read with traditional devotion.GovernanceSikhwala has a grampanchayat status. Mr. Ranjeet Singh is Sarpanch of village. SAD, INC., are the major political parties in this area. The Assembly constituency of this area consists of the Lambi assembly constituency and the Assembly MLA is currently Mr. Parkash Singh Badal. The Lok Sabha constituency of this area is the Bathinda parliamentary constituency. The Parliament MP of Sikhwala is Mr. Harsimrat Kaur Badal.