Rajpuraਰਜਪੁਰਾ

Where is Rajpura?

Rajpura is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028235, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 371 people in Rajpura: 192 men and 179 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 442 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 12 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 86.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.96 per cent and women at 81.99 per cent. The census recorded 114 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 81, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajpura's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 72 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 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. With 32 cultivators and 0 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shiekhupura, Purewal Jattan, Gaznipur and Purowal Rajputtan.

What is the population of Rajpura?

The population of Rajpura was 371 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Rajpura have?

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