Rajgomalਰਜਗੋਮਲ

Where is Rajgomal?

Rajgomal is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rurka Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030229, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 752 people in Rajgomal: 389 men and 363 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 532 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.12 per cent and women at 74.39 per cent. The census recorded 252 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 250 main workers, the largest group, 199, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajgomal's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). About 17 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 51 cultivators and 1 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajgomal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Dhinpur, Pasli, Dhesian Kahna and Tagar.

What is the population of Rajgomal?

The population of Rajgomal was 752 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Rajgomal have?

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