Sudhar Rajputanਸੁਧਾਰ ਰਾਜਪੂਤਾਂ

Where is Sudhar Rajputan?

Sudhar Rajputan is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 8 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 037802, and it covers 547 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,855 people in Sudhar Rajputan: 970 men and 885 women, living in 352 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 547 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 226, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 907 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.05 per cent and women at 64.77 per cent. The census recorded 870 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 522 main workers, the largest group, 269, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 147 cultivators on their own land and 101 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 348 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sudhar Rajputan's land. Of the village's 547 hectares, 490 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (367 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 57 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 157 cultivators and 410 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Sudhar Rajputan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rayya, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhalaipur, Wadala Khurd, Rajdhan and Danial.

What is the population of Sudhar Rajputan?

The population of Sudhar Rajputan was 1,855 at the 2011 census, living in 352 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Sudhar Rajputan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sudhar Rajputan has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.