Rakh Othianਰੱਖ ਓਠੀਆਂ

Where is Rakh Othian?

Rakh Othian is a village of Lopoke tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037285, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 282 people in Rakh Othian: 150 men and 132 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 124 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 9 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 75.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.22 per cent and women at 69.11 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 55, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rakh Othian's land. Of the village's 227 hectares, 188 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (17 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (171 hectares). About 39 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 64 cultivators and 3 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rakh Othian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karyal, Dharamkot, Jastarwal and Saurian.

What is the population of Rakh Othian?

The population of Rakh Othian was 282 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Rakh Othian have?

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