Roherianwaliਰੋਹੇਰਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Roherianwali?

Roherianwali is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 4 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 035181, and it covers 1,571 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,649 people in Roherianwali: 1,909 men and 1,740 women, living in 620 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 1,571 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 469, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,087 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.93 per cent and women at 52.16 per cent. The census recorded 1,252 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 1,046 main workers, the largest group, 478, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 353 cultivators on their own land and 215 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 206 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Roherianwali's land. Of the village's 1,571 hectares, 1,484 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,484 hectares). About 87 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 396 cultivators and 586 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 and a veterinary hospital. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Roherianwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Abohar (Rural), Buraj Muhar, Alamgarh and Kikar Khera.

What is the population of Roherianwali?

The population of Roherianwali was 3,649 at the 2011 census, living in 620 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Roherianwali have?

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