Rohiraਰੋਹਿਰਾ

Where is Rohira?

Rohira is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039409, and it covers 425 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,874 people in Rohira: 1,543 men and 1,331 women, living in 583 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 425 hectares, the population density works out to about 676 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 358, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 459 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.81 per cent and women at 60.54 per cent. The census recorded 900 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 806 main workers, the largest group, 651, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 131 cultivators on their own land and 13 household industry workers. A further 94 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rohira's land. Of the village's 425 hectares, 354 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 142 cultivators and 41 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rohira is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Walaitpura, Asdullapur, Akbarpura and Dilawargarh.

What is the population of Rohira?

The population of Rohira was 2,874 at the 2011 census, living in 583 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Rohira have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rohira has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.