Raipur Araian (Phillaur)ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ ਫਿਲੌਰ

Where is Raipur Araian (Phillaur)?

Raipur Araian (Phillaur) is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Raipur Araian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030124, and it covers 519 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,506 people in Raipur Araian (Phillaur): 753 men and 753 women, living in 303 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 519 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 151, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,055 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.48 per cent and women at 64.6 per cent. The census recorded 462 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 451 main workers, the largest group, 313, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 86 cultivators on their own land and 46 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur Araian (Phillaur)'s land. Of the village's 519 hectares, 427 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (404 hectares). About 92 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 88 cultivators and 47 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur Araian (Phillaur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dialpur (Phillaur), Sultanpur, Salkiana and Muzara.

What is the population of Raipur Araian (Phillaur)?

The population of Raipur Araian (Phillaur) was 1,506 at the 2011 census, living in 303 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Raipur Araian (Phillaur) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Raipur Araian (Phillaur) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.