Rattewala Urf Sohangarhਰੱਟੇਵਾਲਾ ਉਰਫ ਸੋਹਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Rattewala Urf Sohangarh?

Rattewala Urf Sohangarh is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034874, and it covers 1,253 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,321 people in Rattewala Urf Sohangarh: 1,734 men and 1,587 women, living in 612 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,253 hectares, the population density works out to about 265 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 374, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 713 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.92 per cent and women at 57.21 per cent. The census recorded 1,195 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 980 main workers, the largest group, 424, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 301 other workers in trade, transport and services and 234 agricultural labourers. A further 215 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rattewala Urf Sohangarh's land. Of the village's 1,253 hectares, 1,146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,146 hectares). About 107 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 486 cultivators and 352 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rattewala Urf Sohangarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhariwala, Hadiwala, Tallewala and Chak Jamalgarh.

What is the population of Rattewala Urf Sohangarh?

The population of Rattewala Urf Sohangarh was 3,321 at the 2011 census, living in 612 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Rattewala Urf Sohangarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rattewala Urf Sohangarh has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.