Mand Raipur Araianਮੰਡ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Mand Raipur Araian?

Mand Raipur Araian is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and is served by the Raipur Araian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028994, and it covers 281 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Mand Raipur Araian: 48 men and 32 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 281 hectares, the population density works out to about 28 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 667 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.33 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 20, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mand Raipur Araian's land. Of the village's 281 hectares, 265 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (265 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 20 cultivators and 14 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. 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

Mand Raipur Araian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raipur Araian and Nadala.

What is the population of Mand Raipur Araian?

The population of Mand Raipur Araian was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mand Raipur Araian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mand Raipur Araian has a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.