Rajanwaliਰਜਨਵਾਲੀ

Where is Rajanwali?

Rajanwali is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035209, and it covers 1,626 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,434 people in Rajanwali: 1,815 men and 1,619 women, living in 632 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,626 hectares, the population density works out to about 211 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 417, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,060 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.01 per cent and women at 57.73 per cent. The census recorded 1,018 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 960 main workers, the largest group, 433, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 361 cultivators on their own land and 150 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajanwali's land. Of the village's 1,626 hectares, 1,519 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,514 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,514 hectares). About 107 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 367 cultivators and 452 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub 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

Rajanwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Abohar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raipura, Dotarianwali, Dhaban Kokarian and Sardarpura.

What is the population of Rajanwali?

The population of Rajanwali was 3,434 at the 2011 census, living in 632 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Rajanwali have?

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