Rasulpur Kalanਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Rasulpur Kalan?

Rasulpur Kalan is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037525, and it covers 711 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,984 people in Rasulpur Kalan: 2,059 men and 1,925 women, living in 790 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 711 hectares, the population density works out to about 560 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 471, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,544 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.62 per cent and women at 67.99 per cent. The census recorded 1,304 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,039 main workers, the largest group, 406, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 338 other workers in trade, transport and services and 257 agricultural labourers. A further 265 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 711 hectares, 625 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (66 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (560 hectares). About 86 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 425 cultivators and 418 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rasulpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gill, Khalhera, Akalgarh and Gadli.

What is the population of Rasulpur Kalan?

The population of Rasulpur Kalan was 3,984 at the 2011 census, living in 790 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Rasulpur Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rasulpur Kalan has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.