Rajpurਰਜਪੁਰ

Where is Rajpur?

Rajpur is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 28 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036714, and it covers 155 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 513 people in Rajpur: 289 men and 224 women, living in 98 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 155 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 775 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.61 per cent and women at 56.78 per cent. The census recorded 144 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 51 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajpur's land. Of the village's 155 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (140 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 55 cultivators and 32 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

Rajpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 28 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghuram, Manak Dehar, Kishanpur and Maqboolpur Bhaini.

What is the population of Rajpur?

The population of Rajpur was 513 at the 2011 census, living in 98 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rajpur have?

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