Rajgarhਰਜਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Rajgarh?

Rajgarh is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and is served by the Kartarpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038996, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Rajgarh: 13 men and 13 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 26 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.62 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 9 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajgarh's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 23 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 60 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 8 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Rajgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kurali, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majra, Manakpur Sharif, Sultanpur and Ranguana.

What is the population of Rajgarh?

The population of Rajgarh was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Rajgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajgarh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.