Roohnoਰੂਹਨੋ

Where is Roohno?

Roohno is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Ruhno gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032412, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 250 people in Roohno: 150 men and 100 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 158 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 667 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 150 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.59 per cent and women at 45.24 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 57, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 agricultural labourers and 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Roohno's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Roohno is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bulewal, Jogewal, Gahun and Nangli.

What is the population of Roohno?

The population of Roohno was 250 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Roohno have?

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