Rakh Bhohruਰੱਖ ਭੋਹਰੁ

Where is Rakh Bhohru?

Rakh Bhohru is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gandiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037870, and it covers 284 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 8 people in Rakh Bhohru: 3 men and 5 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 8.0 people per household. Spread over its 284 hectares, the population density works out to about 3 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1667 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 33.33 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 4 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 1 main workers, the largest group, 1, were other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rakh Bhohru's land. Of the village's 284 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 hectares). About 84 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 0 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rakh Bhohru is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khair Dinke, Pandori Ran Singh, Jhabal Mannan and Bala Chak.

What is the population of Rakh Bhohru?

The population of Rakh Bhohru was 8 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Rakh Bhohru have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rakh Bhohru has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.