Sukha Rajuਸੁਖਾ ਰਜੁ

Where is Sukha Raju?

Sukha Raju is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028088, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 389 people in Sukha Raju: 209 men and 180 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 442 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 103 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 80.49 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 52, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 agricultural labourers and 17 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sukha Raju's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares). About 8 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 52 cultivators and 26 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 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Sukha Raju is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kunjar, Paniar and Bangowani.

What is the population of Sukha Raju?

The population of Sukha Raju was 389 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sukha Raju have?

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