Rakh Sarai Amanat Khanਰੱਖ ਸਰਾਏ ਅਮਨਟ ਖਾਨ

Where is Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan?

Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gandiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037855, and it covers 722 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 93 people in Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan: 51 men and 42 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 7.2 people per household. Spread over its 722 hectares, the population density works out to about 13 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 824 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.92 per cent and women at 55.56 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan's land. Of the village's 722 hectares, 219 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (219 hectares). About 20 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 35 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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

Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhusse, Gehri, Kalas and Lahian.

What is the population of Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan?

The population of Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan was 93 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.