Haryaonਹਰਯਓਨ

Where is Haryaon?

Haryaon is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037000, and it covers 116 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 525 people in Haryaon: 277 men and 248 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 116 hectares, the population density works out to about 453 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 36 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.21 per cent and women at 75.33 per cent. The census recorded 171 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 165 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haryaon's land. Of the village's 116 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 10 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 61 cultivators and 5 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haryaon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ugana, Upal Heri, Parao Ugana and Kanwarpur.

What is the population of Haryaon?

The population of Haryaon was 525 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Haryaon have?

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