Rajjowalਰੱਜੋਵਲ

Where is Rajjowal?

Rajjowal is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033641, and it covers 342 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,394 people in Rajjowal: 728 men and 666 women, living in 296 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 342 hectares, the population density works out to about 408 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,194 people, about 86 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.53 per cent and women at 74.18 per cent. The census recorded 452 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 305 main workers, the largest group, 296, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 147 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajjowal's land. Of the village's 342 hectares, 315 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (315 hectares). About 27 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 7 cultivators and 2 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, 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Rajjowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chark, Bagga Khurd, Nurpur Bet and Barewal Dogran.

What is the population of Rajjowal?

The population of Rajjowal was 1,394 at the 2011 census, living in 296 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Rajjowal have?

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