Rajoana Khurdਰਜੋਅਨਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Rajoana Khurd?

Rajoana Khurd is a village of Raikot tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raikot, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sudhar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033688, and it covers 562 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,708 people in Rajoana Khurd: 895 men and 813 women, living in 335 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 562 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 128, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 444 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.8 per cent and women at 74.9 per cent. The census recorded 504 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 477 main workers, the largest group, 276, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 120 agricultural labourers and 76 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajoana Khurd's land. Of the village's 562 hectares, 497 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (497 hectares). About 65 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 283 cultivators and 123 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajoana Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raikot, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Raikot, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nurpur, Rajoana Kalan, Aitiana and Heran.

What is the population of Rajoana Khurd?

The population of Rajoana Khurd was 1,708 at the 2011 census, living in 335 households in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Rajoana Khurd have?

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