Rajgarh Kubaਰਜਗੜ੍ਹ ਕੁਬਾ

Where is Rajgarh Kuba?

Rajgarh Kuba is a village of Maur tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Maur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Maur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035887, and it covers 1,388 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,432 people in Rajgarh Kuba: 2,342 men and 2,090 women, living in 863 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,388 hectares, the population density works out to about 319 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 412, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,550 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.61 per cent and women at 55.22 per cent. The census recorded 1,811 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 1,373 main workers, the largest group, 621, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 494 agricultural labourers and 243 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 438 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajgarh Kuba's land. Of the village's 1,388 hectares, 1,289 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,279 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,273 hectares). About 99 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 673 cultivators and 742 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, 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Rajgarh Kuba is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Maur, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Swaich, Sandoha, Kamalu and Burj.

What is the population of Rajgarh Kuba?

The population of Rajgarh Kuba was 4,432 at the 2011 census, living in 863 households in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Rajgarh Kuba have?

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