Rajpurਰਜਪੁਰ

Where is Rajpur?

Rajpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Berchha gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030822, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 545 people in Rajpur: 283 men and 262 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 519 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 443 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.89 per cent and women at 74.79 per cent. The census recorded 140 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 18, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land. A further 110 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 105 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 92 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 9 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 13 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 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 Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raju Dawa Khri, Khun Khun Khurd, kalajhingar and Duggal Dawa Khri.

What is the population of Rajpur?

The population of Rajpur was 545 at the 2011 census, living in 114 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Rajpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.