Rohar Jagirਰੋਹਰ ਜਗਿਰ

Where is Rohar Jagir?

Rohar Jagir is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036728, and it covers 445 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,571 people in Rohar Jagir: 833 men and 738 women, living in 286 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 445 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 195, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 531 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.07 per cent and women at 63.46 per cent. The census recorded 614 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 488 main workers, the largest group, 193, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 151 agricultural labourers and 140 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 126 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rohar Jagir's land. Of the village's 445 hectares, 408 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (389 hectares). About 37 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 198 cultivators and 260 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Rohar Jagir is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harigarh, Ganeshpur and Devinagar Hira Singhwala.

What is the population of Rohar Jagir?

The population of Rohar Jagir was 1,571 at the 2011 census, living in 286 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rohar Jagir have?

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