Rasulpurਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ

Where is Rasulpur?

Rasulpur is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034170, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 254 people in Rasulpur: 134 men and 120 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.67 per cent and women at 67.86 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur's land. Of the village's 151 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 56 cultivators and 5 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rasulpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bajeke, Maujgarh, Musewala and Basti Chirag Shahwala.

What is the population of Rasulpur?

The population of Rasulpur was 254 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Rasulpur have?

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