Raipur Sagnewalਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਸਗਨੇਵਾਲ

Where is Raipur Sagnewal?

Raipur Sagnewal is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030134, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 260 people in Raipur Sagnewal: 120 men and 140 women, living in 59 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 163 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1167 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 129 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.96 per cent and women at 78.51 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 104 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 21 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur Sagnewal's land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (141 hectares). About 7 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 33 cultivators and 24 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur Sagnewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Nagar, Burj Pukhta, Kat Palon and Nurewal.

What is the population of Raipur Sagnewal?

The population of Raipur Sagnewal was 260 at the 2011 census, living in 59 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Raipur Sagnewal have?

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