Bari Rauniਬੜੀ ਰੌਨੀ

Where is Bari Rauni?

Bari Rauni is a village in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038896, and it covers 135 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 510 people in Bari Rauni: 272 men and 238 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 135 hectares, the population density works out to about 378 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 194 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.68 per cent and women at 78.03 per cent. The census recorded 135 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 62, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 other workers in trade, transport and services and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bari Rauni's land. Of the village's 135 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 29 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 63 cultivators and 24 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. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bari Rauni is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhoti Rauni, Chaklan, Majri and Sarhana.

What is the population of Bari Rauni?

The population of Bari Rauni was 510 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bari Rauni have?

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