Rajpurਰਜਪੁਰ

Where is Rajpur?

Rajpur is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030929, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 676 people in Rajpur: 367 men and 309 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 704 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 842 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 323 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.36 per cent and women at 77.14 per cent. The census recorded 171 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 108 main workers, the largest group, 87, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 63 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 96 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 2 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 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. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Rajpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jamsher Chathial, Daffer, Bhatalu and Mangarh.

What is the population of Rajpur?

The population of Rajpur was 676 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Rajpur have?

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