Raisar (Punjab)ਰੈਸਰ ਪੰਜਾਬ

Where is Raisar (Punjab)?

Raisar (Punjab) is a village of Barnala tehsil in Barnala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mehal Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 040009, and it covers 768 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,973 people in Raisar (Punjab): 1,070 men and 903 women, living in 346 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 768 hectares, the population density works out to about 257 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 188, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 628 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.42 per cent and women at 59.2 per cent. The census recorded 634 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 532 main workers, the largest group, 293, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 130 agricultural labourers and 104 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 102 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raisar (Punjab)'s land. Of the village's 768 hectares, 695 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (344 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (351 hectares). About 68 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 296 cultivators and 206 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Raisar (Punjab) is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Barnala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chananwal, Raisar (Patiala), Chakrohi and Kalala.

What is the population of Raisar (Punjab)?

The population of Raisar (Punjab) was 1,973 at the 2011 census, living in 346 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Raisar (Punjab) have?

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