Chhoti Rauniਛੋਟੀ ਰੌਨੀ

Where is Chhoti Rauni?

Chhoti Rauni is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. 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 038895, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 232 people in Chhoti Rauni: 124 men and 108 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 22 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.18 per cent and women at 81.63 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 87 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhoti Rauni's land. Of the village's 73 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 16 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 72 cultivators and 12 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhoti Rauni is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Majri, Bari Rauni, Amrali and Chaklan.

What is the population of Chhoti Rauni?

The population of Chhoti Rauni was 232 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhoti Rauni have?

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