Rajpurਰਜਪੁਰ

Where is Rajpur?

Rajpur is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 4 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 030191, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 592 people in Rajpur: 295 men and 297 women, living in 136 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 389 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1007 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 209 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.52 per cent and women at 78.83 per cent. The census recorded 152 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 151 main workers, the largest group, 78, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 64 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 1 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 152 hectares, 136 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (135 hectares). About 16 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 65 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Rajpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Goraya, about 4 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 Lohgarh, Lalian, Cheema Khurd and Johal (Phillaur).

What is the population of Rajpur?

The population of Rajpur was 592 at the 2011 census, living in 136 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Rajpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rajpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.