Qadian Rajputanਕਾਦੀਆਂ ਰਜਪੁਟਨ

Where is Qadian Rajputan?

Qadian Rajputan is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028785, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 754 people in Qadian Rajputan: 393 men and 361 women, living in 149 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 785 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 118, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.83 per cent and women at 61.64 per cent. The census recorded 212 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 212 main workers, the largest group, 129, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 53 cultivators on their own land and 30 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qadian Rajputan's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 11 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 53 cultivators and 129 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Qadian Rajputan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bishniwal and Dult.

What is the population of Qadian Rajputan?

The population of Qadian Rajputan was 754 at the 2011 census, living in 149 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Qadian Rajputan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Qadian Rajputan has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.