Raipur Araian (Nakodar)ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ ਨਕੋਦਰ

Where is Raipur Araian (Nakodar)?

Raipur Araian (Nakodar) is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Raipur Araian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030005, and it covers 427 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,382 people in Raipur Araian (Nakodar): 703 men and 679 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 427 hectares, the population density works out to about 324 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 966 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 187, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 712 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.45 per cent and women at 63.88 per cent. The census recorded 466 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 443 main workers, the largest group, 221, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 171 agricultural labourers and 49 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur Araian (Nakodar)'s land. Of the village's 427 hectares, 402 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (402 hectares). About 24 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 224 cultivators and 171 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur Araian (Nakodar) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhaula, Baghela, Raipur Gujran and Behar.

What is the population of Raipur Araian (Nakodar)?

The population of Raipur Araian (Nakodar) was 1,382 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Raipur Araian (Nakodar) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Raipur Araian (Nakodar) has an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.