Randhawaਰੰਧਾਵਾ

Where is Randhawa?

Randhawa is a village of Muktsar tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035435, and it covers 272 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 297 people in Randhawa: 157 men and 140 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 272 hectares, the population density works out to about 109 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 101 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.43 per cent and women at 55.28 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 46 agricultural labourers and 10 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Randhawa's land. Of the village's 272 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (55 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (18 hectares). About 24 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 60 cultivators and 48 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.

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

Randhawa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wangal, Dohak, Lubhanianwali and Chak Dohak.

What is the population of Randhawa?

The population of Randhawa was 297 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Randhawa have?

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