Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarhਸ਼ਹਿਡ ਰਛਪਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਗਰ ਉਰਫ ਅਲੀਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh?

Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and is served by the Aligarh (Shaheed Ruchhpal singh nagar) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033782, and it covers 253 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 757 people in Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh: 390 men and 367 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 253 hectares, the population density works out to about 299 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 395 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.08 per cent and women at 78.14 per cent. The census recorded 252 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 182 main workers, the largest group, 83, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 19 agricultural labourers. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh's land. Of the village's 253 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (95 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 43 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 63 cultivators and 49 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gagra (Jagraon), Sohian (Jagraon), Mirpur and Pabbian.

What is the population of Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh?

The population of Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh was 757 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.