Raipurਰਾਏਪੁਰ

Where is Raipur?

Raipur is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031702, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,018 people in Raipur: 504 men and 514 women, living in 216 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 702 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1020 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 110, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 787 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.27 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 346 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 144 main workers, the largest group, 83, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 agricultural labourers and 28 cultivators on their own land. A further 202 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 128 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 125 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (125 hectares). About 15 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 28 cultivators and 52 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. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wahid, Chalopur, Talwandi Araian and Jandi.

What is the population of Raipur?

The population of Raipur was 1,018 at the 2011 census, living in 216 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Raipur have?

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