Raipurਰਾਏਪੁਰ

Where is Raipur?

Raipur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033061, and it covers 44 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 628 people in Raipur: 322 men and 306 women, living in 125 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 44 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 10 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 77.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.52 per cent and women at 69.34 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 77, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 45 agricultural labourers and 41 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur's land. Of the village's 44 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 41 cultivators and 46 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akalgarh, Salana, Hedon Bet and Kotala Bet.

What is the population of Raipur?

The population of Raipur was 628 at the 2011 census, living in 125 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Raipur have?

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