Rasulpur (Batala)ਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ ਬਟਾਲਾ

Where is Rasulpur (Batala)?

Rasulpur (Batala) is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and is served by the Rasulpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028678, and it covers 283 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,287 people in Rasulpur (Batala): 673 men and 614 women, living in 263 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 283 hectares, the population density works out to about 455 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 680 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.4 per cent and women at 66.36 per cent. The census recorded 346 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 333 main workers, the largest group, 197, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 96 cultivators on their own land and 34 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur (Batala)'s land. Of the village's 283 hectares, 244 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (244 hectares). About 39 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 99 cultivators and 35 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Rasulpur (Batala) is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Leel Khurd, Duniya Sandhu, Manoharpur and Awan.

What is the population of Rasulpur (Batala)?

The population of Rasulpur (Batala) was 1,287 at the 2011 census, living in 263 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Rasulpur (Batala) have?

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