Raipurਰਾਏਪੁਰ

Where is Raipur?

Raipur is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and is served by the Gatti Pir Bakhsh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029754, and it covers 23 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 42 people in Raipur: 21 men and 21 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 23 hectares, the population density works out to about 183 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 73.68 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 79 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 17, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 13 household industry workers and 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 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 23 hectares, 22 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 1 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 2 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gatti Pir Bakhsh, Kakar Kalan (245), Chak Gadaipur and Kakar Khurd.

What is the population of Raipur?

The population of Raipur was 42 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Raipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Raipur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.