Bir Raokeਬਿਰ ਰਓਕੇ

Where is Bir Raoke?

Bir Raoke is a village in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Badhni Kalan, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033908, and it covers 827 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,427 people in Bir Raoke: 1,259 men and 1,168 women, living in 457 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 827 hectares, the population density works out to about 294 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 928 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 257, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 830 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.28 per cent and women at 66.2 per cent. The census recorded 709 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 649 main workers, the largest group, 316, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 155 agricultural labourers and 153 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 60 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Raoke's land. Of the village's 827 hectares, 767 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (767 hectares). About 60 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 333 cultivators and 173 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 centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Raoke is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Badhni Kalan, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bode, Nangal, Lohara (Nihal Singhwala) and Ransin Kalan.

What is the population of Bir Raoke?

The population of Bir Raoke was 2,427 at the 2011 census, living in 457 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bir Raoke have?

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