Rasulpur Jauraਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ ਜੌੜਾ

Where is Rasulpur Jaura?

Rasulpur Jaura is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036505, and it covers 281 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 839 people in Rasulpur Jaura: 449 men and 390 women, living in 173 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 281 hectares, the population density works out to about 299 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 186 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.72 per cent and women at 70.06 per cent. The census recorded 251 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 251 main workers, the largest group, 134, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 59 other workers in trade, transport and services and 57 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur Jaura's land. Of the village's 281 hectares, 261 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (261 hectares). About 12 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 134 cultivators and 57 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rasulpur Jaura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhat Heri, Mirjapur, Daun Kalan and Baran.

What is the population of Rasulpur Jaura?

The population of Rasulpur Jaura was 839 at the 2011 census, living in 173 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rasulpur Jaura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rasulpur Jaura has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.