Radhanਰਧਨ

Where is Radhan?

Radhan is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028664, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 792 people in Radhan: 408 men and 384 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 521 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.65 per cent and women at 82.51 per cent. The census recorded 267 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 264 main workers, the largest group, 135, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 129 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Radhan's land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 135 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 135 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Radhan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dadiala Najara, Mirpur (Batala), Manan and Kotla Baja Singh.

What is the population of Radhan?

The population of Radhan was 792 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Radhan have?

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