Pitho Rahalਪਿਥੋ ਰਹਲ

Where is Pitho Rahal?

Pitho Rahal is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029431, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 641 people in Pitho Rahal: 347 men and 294 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 528 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 542 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.3 per cent and women at 66.93 per cent. The census recorded 209 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 206 main workers, the largest group, 142, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 37 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pitho Rahal's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (117 hectares). About 4 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 37 cultivators and 27 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. It also had 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

Pitho Rahal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhugian Bandu, Jhanduwala Rajputan, Ladwal and Jhanduwala Kamboan.

What is the population of Pitho Rahal?

The population of Pitho Rahal was 641 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Pitho Rahal have?

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