Rajewal Jattanਰਜੇਵਲ ਜੱਟਨ

Where is Rajewal Jattan?

Rajewal Jattan is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Rajewal Rajputtan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033033, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 132 people in Rajewal Jattan: 69 men and 63 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 6.9 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 88 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 8 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 80.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.54 per cent and women at 77.59 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajewal Jattan's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (140 hectares). About 5 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 26 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajewal Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajewal Rajputtan, Aslana, Mubarakpur and Bairsal Khurd.

What is the population of Rajewal Jattan?

The population of Rajewal Jattan was 132 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Rajewal Jattan have?

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