Rasulpur Khurdਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Rasulpur Khurd?

Rasulpur Khurd is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jandiala, about 16 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 037743, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 491 people in Rasulpur Khurd: 278 men and 213 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 260 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 766 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 218 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.6 per cent and women at 79.27 per cent. The census recorded 214 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 124 main workers, the largest group, 53, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 90 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 169 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 167 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (21 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 20 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 56 cultivators and 91 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Rasulpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jandiala, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tarsikka, Jodhanagri, Kot Khera and Raipur Khurd.

What is the population of Rasulpur Khurd?

The population of Rasulpur Khurd was 491 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Rasulpur Khurd have?

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