Shahpur Raianਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ ਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Shahpur Raian?

Shahpur Raian is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 036904, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 153 people in Shahpur Raian: 77 men and 76 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 155 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 987 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.83 per cent and women at 74.29 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shahpur Raian's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 7 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 35 cultivators and 4 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.

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

Shahpur Raian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. 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 Ghungran, Harpalpur, Sultanpur and Mandauli.

What is the population of Shahpur Raian?

The population of Shahpur Raian was 153 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Shahpur Raian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shahpur Raian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.