Rajauriਰਜੌਰੀ

Where is Rajauri?

Rajauri is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Rajauri Araian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030119, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 202 people in Rajauri: 110 men and 92 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 167 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 836 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 146 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 81.61 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 46 main workers, the largest group, 44, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajauri's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. It also had 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

Rajauri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kariana (Phillaur), Lasara, Ashaur and Pawahri.

What is the population of Rajauri?

The population of Rajauri was 202 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Rajauri have?

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