Rajadewalਰਜਡੇਵਾਲ

Where is Rajadewal?

Rajadewal is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037838, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 336 people in Rajadewal: 164 men and 172 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 269 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1049 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.6 per cent and women at 71.62 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 other workers in trade, transport and services and 21 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajadewal's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 21 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajadewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhalari, Rajpura, Gaziwal and Jamalpur.

What is the population of Rajadewal?

The population of Rajadewal was 336 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Rajadewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajadewal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.