Rasulpur Brahmananਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ ਬਰਹਮਨਨ

Where is Rasulpur Brahmanan?

Rasulpur Brahmanan is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Khojewali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029253, and it covers 155 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 148 people in Rasulpur Brahmanan: 68 men and 80 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 155 hectares, the population density works out to about 95 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1176 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 50 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.21 per cent and women at 68.06 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 21, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur Brahmanan's land. Of the village's 155 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 41 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 17 cultivators and 7 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rasulpur Brahmanan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ibban, Gokalpur, Dhapai and Khojewali.

What is the population of Rasulpur Brahmanan?

The population of Rasulpur Brahmanan was 148 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Rasulpur Brahmanan have?

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