Randhirgarhਰਂਧਿਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Randhirgarh?

Randhirgarh is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033765, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 660 people in Randhirgarh: 348 men and 312 women, living in 127 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 313 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 239 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.58 per cent and women at 72.57 per cent. The census recorded 239 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 198 main workers, the largest group, 106, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 other workers in trade, transport and services and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Randhirgarh's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 194 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (185 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 106 cultivators and 28 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Randhirgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chima (Jagraon), Bhamipura, Kamalpura and Akhara.

What is the population of Randhirgarh?

The population of Randhirgarh was 660 at the 2011 census, living in 127 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Randhirgarh have?

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