Reona Uchaਰੇਓਨਾ ਉੱਚਾ

Where is Reona Ucha?

Reona Ucha is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032723, and it covers 315 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,053 people in Reona Ucha: 562 men and 491 women, living in 186 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 315 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 127, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 381 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.11 per cent and women at 66.9 per cent. The census recorded 312 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 304 main workers, the largest group, 161, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 93 cultivators on their own land and 48 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Reona Ucha's land. Of the village's 315 hectares, 284 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (284 hectares). About 31 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 96 cultivators and 163 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Reona Ucha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Reona Bhola, Dalo Majra, Reona Niwan and Jalbehra.

What is the population of Reona Ucha?

The population of Reona Ucha was 1,053 at the 2011 census, living in 186 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Reona Ucha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Reona Ucha has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.