Kharajpurਖਰਜਪੁਰ

Where is Kharajpur?

Kharajpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036964, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,490 people in Kharajpur: 1,315 men and 1,175 women, living in 434 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,528 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 343, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 142 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.6 per cent and women at 61.57 per cent. The census recorded 828 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 766 main workers, the largest group, 647, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 86 cultivators on their own land and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 62 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kharajpur's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 130 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (130 hectares). About 32 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 91 cultivators and 20 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. 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

Kharajpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandauli, Dhamoli, Khandoli and Islampur.

What is the population of Kharajpur?

The population of Kharajpur was 2,490 at the 2011 census, living in 434 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kharajpur have?

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