Rakhnagਰਖਨਗ

Where is Rakhnag?

Rakhnag is a village in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037484, and it covers 198 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 160 people in Rakhnag: 84 men and 76 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 198 hectares, the population density works out to about 81 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.35 per cent and women at 49.28 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 46 main workers, the largest group, 27, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rakhnag's land. Of the village's 198 hectares, 184 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (33 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (151 hectares). About 14 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 27 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rakhnag is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Majitha, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dadian, Nangal Pannuwan, Harian and Sohian Kalan.

What is the population of Rakhnag?

The population of Rakhnag was 160 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Rakhnag have?

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