Rajo Beliਰਜੋ ਬੇਲੀ

Where is Rajo Beli?

Rajo Beli is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Saharnpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027762, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 138 people in Rajo Beli: 71 men and 67 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 271 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 58 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.02 per cent and women at 65 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 16, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajo Beli's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (29 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajo Beli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Adalatgarh, Taharpur, Rakwal and Zainpur Kukkar.

What is the population of Rajo Beli?

The population of Rajo Beli was 138 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Rajo Beli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajo Beli has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.