Raurਰੌਰ

Where is Raur?

Raur is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and 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 033466, and it covers 246 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,514 people in Raur: 1,346 men and 1,168 women, living in 465 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 246 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,022 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 316, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.67 per cent and women at 55.44 per cent. The census recorded 696 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 670 main workers, the largest group, 486, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 111 other workers in trade, transport and services and 52 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raur's land. Of the village's 246 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 52 cultivators and 498 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Raur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Boothgarh (Ludhiana East), Boont, Hawas and Sasrali.

What is the population of Raur?

The population of Raur was 2,514 at the 2011 census, living in 465 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Raur have?

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