Johal Raju Singhਜੋਹਲ ਰਜੁ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Johal Raju Singh?

Johal Raju Singh is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037895, and it covers 389 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,906 people in Johal Raju Singh: 1,012 men and 894 women, living in 338 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 389 hectares, the population density works out to about 490 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 225, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 612 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.75 per cent and women at 67.47 per cent. The census recorded 517 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 483 main workers, the largest group, 194, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 168 cultivators on their own land and 100 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Johal Raju Singh's land. Of the village's 389 hectares, 352 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (335 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 36 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 172 cultivators and 106 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Johal Raju Singh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kot Dharam Chand Khurd, Kila Kavi Santokh Singh, Kot Dharam Chand Kalan and Kaironwal.

What is the population of Johal Raju Singh?

The population of Johal Raju Singh was 1,906 at the 2011 census, living in 338 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Johal Raju Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Johal Raju Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.