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Where is Randhawa?

Randhawa is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032702, and it covers 193 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 816 people in Randhawa: 436 men and 380 women, living in 153 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 193 hectares, the population density works out to about 423 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 412 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.21 per cent and women at 74.15 per cent. The census recorded 395 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 341 main workers, the largest group, 148, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 124 cultivators on their own land and 64 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 54 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Randhawa's land. Of the village's 193 hectares, 178 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (178 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 137 cultivators and 173 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Randhawa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Boran, Dhirpur, Rampur Nauabad and Rashidpura.

What is the population of Randhawa?

The population of Randhawa was 816 at the 2011 census, living in 153 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Randhawa have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Randhawa has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.