Rangilpurਰਂਗਿਲਪੁਰ

Where is Rangilpur?

Rangilpur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028715, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 746 people in Rangilpur: 386 men and 360 women, living in 153 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 899 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 187 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.28 per cent and women at 80.5 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 230 main workers, the largest group, 212, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 household industry workers and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rangilpur's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was 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 6 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Rangilpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phulke, Basarpura, Chuhewal and Nathwal.

What is the population of Rangilpur?

The population of Rangilpur was 746 at the 2011 census, living in 153 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Rangilpur have?

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