Roranwalaਰੋੜਾਂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Roranwala?

Roranwala is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 23 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Attari community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037653, and it covers 399 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,031 people in Roranwala: 1,066 men and 965 women, living in 375 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 399 hectares, the population density works out to about 509 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 249, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 739 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.25 per cent and women at 61.48 per cent. The census recorded 740 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 735 main workers, the largest group, 465, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 167 cultivators on their own land and 93 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Roranwala's land. Of the village's 399 hectares, 333 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (311 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 63 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 167 cultivators and 95 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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

Roranwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hardo Rattan, Attari, Dhanoia Khurd and Rangarh.

What is the population of Roranwala?

The population of Roranwala was 2,031 at the 2011 census, living in 375 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Roranwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Roranwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.