Rasulpur Brahmnaਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ ਬਰਹਮਨਾ

Where is Rasulpur Brahmna?

Rasulpur Brahmna is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030492, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 718 people in Rasulpur Brahmna: 362 men and 356 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 368 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 484 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.93 per cent and women at 75.23 per cent. The census recorded 216 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 210 main workers, the largest group, 138, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 62 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur Brahmna's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (183 hectares). About 12 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 62 cultivators and 10 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Rasulpur Brahmna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dugri, Daffarwal, Faridpur and Dasupur.

What is the population of Rasulpur Brahmna?

The population of Rasulpur Brahmna was 718 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Rasulpur Brahmna have?

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