Rajuwalਰਜੁਵਲ

Where is Rajuwal?

Rajuwal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028072, and it covers 101 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 358 people in Rajuwal: 180 men and 178 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 101 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 989 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 56 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.58 per cent and women at 64.33 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 98 main workers, the largest group, 41, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 39 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajuwal's land. Of the village's 101 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 89 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (69 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). About 10 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 19 cultivators and 45 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajuwal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhangwan, Doburji, Gadarian and Bulewal.

What is the population of Rajuwal?

The population of Rajuwal was 358 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Rajuwal have?

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