Rajewal (Samrala)ਰਜੇਵਲ ਸਮਰਾਲਾ

Where is Rajewal (Samrala)?

Rajewal (Samrala) is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and is served by the Rajewal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033143, and it covers 291 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,446 people in Rajewal (Samrala): 772 men and 674 women, living in 272 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 291 hectares, the population density works out to about 497 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 162, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 513 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.7 per cent and women at 76.97 per cent. The census recorded 633 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 534 main workers, the largest group, 406, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 112 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 99 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajewal (Samrala)'s land. Of the village's 291 hectares, 253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (253 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 127 cultivators and 10 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajewal (Samrala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samrala, about 5 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 Kulewal, Shamaspur, Utalan and Nagra.

What is the population of Rajewal (Samrala)?

The population of Rajewal (Samrala) was 1,446 at the 2011 census, living in 272 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Rajewal (Samrala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajewal (Samrala) has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.