Rajpur Chibਰਜਪੁਰ ਚਿਬ

Where is Rajpur Chib?

Rajpur Chib is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027786, and it covers 60 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 175 people in Rajpur Chib: 96 men and 79 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 60 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 823 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.89 per cent and women at 71.88 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 agricultural labourers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajpur Chib's land. Of the village's 60 hectares, 55 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (55 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajpur Chib is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 16 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 Bharial, Kukar and Mami Chak Ranga.

What is the population of Rajpur Chib?

The population of Rajpur Chib was 175 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Rajpur Chib have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajpur Chib has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.