Chhoti Railonਛੋਟੀ ਰੈਲੋਨ

Where is Chhoti Railon?

Chhoti Railon is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038694, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 682 people in Chhoti Railon: 361 men and 321 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 842 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 228 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.86 per cent and women at 77.89 per cent. The census recorded 128 workers, about 19 per cent of the village. Of the 117 main workers, the largest group, 89, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhoti Railon's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 39 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). About 42 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 29 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. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhoti Railon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur, Paprala, Salaura and Phoolpur Garewal.

What is the population of Chhoti Railon?

The population of Chhoti Railon was 682 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhoti Railon have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhoti Railon has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.