Rakhialਰਖਿਆਲ

Where is Rakhial?

Rakhial is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031886, and it covers 30 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 48 people in Rakhial: 21 men and 27 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 30 hectares, the population density works out to about 160 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1286 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 15 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 85.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.12 per cent and women at 79.17 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 9, were other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rakhial's land. Of the village's 30 hectares, 24 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 23 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 0 cultivators and 0 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

Rakhial is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manolian, Gondpur, Mularwal and Chambal Khurd.

What is the population of Rakhial?

The population of Rakhial was 48 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Rakhial have?

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