Rajpurਰਜਪੁਰ

Where is Rajpur?

Rajpur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031204, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 349 people in Rajpur: 173 men and 176 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 284 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1017 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 109 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.7 per cent and women at 86.34 per cent. The census recorded 111 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 82, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajpur's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 21 cultivators and 0 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sahota, Ranga, Kajla and Jandwal.

What is the population of Rajpur?

The population of Rajpur was 349 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Rajpur have?

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