Maha Rajpurਮਹਾ ਰਜਪੁਰ

Where is Maha Rajpur?

Maha Rajpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Sadana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027890, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 391 people in Maha Rajpur: 197 men and 194 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 985 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 120 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.94 per cent and women at 79.89 per cent. The census recorded 107 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 102 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 agricultural labourers and 12 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maha Rajpur's land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (152 hectares). About 7 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 13 cultivators and 40 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Maha Rajpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadana, Pachowal and Chak Alia.

What is the population of Maha Rajpur?

The population of Maha Rajpur was 391 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Maha Rajpur have?

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