Raliali Khurdਰਲਿਆਲੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Raliali Khurd?

Raliali Khurd is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028796, and it covers 183 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,063 people in Raliali Khurd: 553 men and 510 women, living in 191 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 183 hectares, the population density works out to about 581 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 120, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 355 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.32 per cent and women at 67.18 per cent. The census recorded 293 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 238 main workers, the largest group, 96, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 64 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raliali Khurd's land. Of the village's 183 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (100 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 36 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 87 cultivators and 107 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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

Raliali Khurd is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rali Ali Kalan and Bharathwal.

What is the population of Raliali Khurd?

The population of Raliali Khurd was 1,063 at the 2011 census, living in 191 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Raliali Khurd have?

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