Rajwanਰਜਵਨ

Where is Rajwan?

Rajwan is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bhatrana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031735, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 48 people in Rajwan: 28 men and 20 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 44 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 714 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.48 per cent and women at 84.21 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajwan's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 72 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 7 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 9 cultivators and 7 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Rajwan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tajowal, Pandori Bibi, Bhatrana and Harkhowal.

What is the population of Rajwan?

The population of Rajwan was 48 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Rajwan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajwan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.