Rasulpur Urf dundi Majraਰਸੂਲਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਦੁਂਡੀ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra?

Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Rasulpur Urf Dundi Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036784, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,055 people in Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra: 541 men and 514 women, living in 196 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 764 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.49 per cent and women at 42.89 per cent. The census recorded 347 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 208 main workers, the largest group, 144, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 agricultural labourers and 19 cultivators on their own land. A further 139 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 20 cultivators and 89 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 Urf dundi Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 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 Masingan, Malakpur Kamboan, Tauran and Kheri Ranwan.

What is the population of Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra?

The population of Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra was 1,055 at the 2011 census, living in 196 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra have?

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