Rajas | |
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Coordinates: 27°37′N 75°09′E / 27.62°N 75.15°ECoordinates: 27°37′N 75°09′E / 27.62°N 75.15°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,125 ha (2,780 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,714 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 332317[1] |
Village code | 01676500 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-23 |
Sex ratio | 1000/947 ♂/♀ |
Website | sikar |
Rajas is a small village of 1125 hectares in Lachhmangarh Tehsil in Sikar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Rajas depends on Lachhmangarh, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap, One Well supply, which is 9.00% of the total supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Rajas is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Rajas's pin code is 332317[4], and village code is 01676500. The area of Rajas is segregated as 9 hectares irrigated area, 929 hectares unirrigated, the 65 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 33 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Rajas has One post office (Rajas B.O) and Fifteen public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Rajas has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Rajas is a census village in the district of Sikar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 2714 and has total administration over 457 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 1519 people are literate in Rajas out of which 881 are males and 638 are females.
Rajas has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 804 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 439 male, 365 female with 238 (29.6%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 170 males and 68 females. 83 males and 14 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 4 male and 1 female agricultural labor. 566 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Lachhmangarh and Sikar to sell ghee and make their living.