Rakh Sheronਰੱਖ ਸ਼ੇਰੋਨ

Where is Rakh Sheron?

Rakh Sheron is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Naushera Pannuan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037960, and it covers 188 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 265 people in Rakh Sheron: 146 men and 119 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 188 hectares, the population density works out to about 141 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 815 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 11 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 83.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.41 per cent and women at 74.07 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 88 main workers, the largest group, 73, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 household industry workers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rakh Sheron's land. Of the village's 188 hectares, 176 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (135 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). About 12 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 73 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rakh Sheron is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Banwalipur, Dhotian, Dugri and Usman.

What is the population of Rakh Sheron?

The population of Rakh Sheron was 265 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Rakh Sheron have?

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