Rajpuraਰਜਪੁਰਾ

Where is Rajpura?

Rajpura is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and is served by the Baba Bakala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037839, and it covers 362 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,059 people in Rajpura: 1,083 men and 976 women, living in 410 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 362 hectares, the population density works out to about 569 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 206, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 900 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.35 per cent and women at 63.44 per cent. The census recorded 611 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 598 main workers, the largest group, 234, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 213 other workers in trade, transport and services and 138 cultivators on their own land. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajpura's land. Of the village's 362 hectares, 291 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (188 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 71 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 139 cultivators and 238 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajadewal, Jamalpur, Jhalari and Naurangpura.

What is the population of Rajpura?

The population of Rajpura was 2,059 at the 2011 census, living in 410 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Rajpura have?

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