Rasulpurਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ

Where is Rasulpur?

Rasulpur is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Allowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029926, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 659 people in Rasulpur: 332 men and 327 women, living in 128 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 918 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 985 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 549 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.85 per cent and women at 64.75 per cent. The census recorded 196 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 195 main workers, the largest group, 173, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Rasulpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Allowal, Sianiwal, Nangal Jiwan and Dherian.

What is the population of Rasulpur?

The population of Rasulpur was 659 at the 2011 census, living in 128 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Rasulpur have?

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