Rasulpurਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ

Where is Rasulpur?

Rasulpur is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036888, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 196 people in Rasulpur: 104 men and 92 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.57 per cent and women at 71.79 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 household industry workers. A further 11 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 117 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Rasulpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salempur Jattan, Balheri, Rurki and Jarikpur.

What is the population of Rasulpur?

The population of Rasulpur was 196 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala 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.