Tarapurਤਰਾਪੁਰ

Where is Tarapur?

Tarapur is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038404, and it covers 242 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 740 people in Tarapur: 396 men and 344 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 242 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 124 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.4 per cent and women at 66.78 per cent. The census recorded 284 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 140 main workers, the largest group, 140, were other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 144 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tarapur's land. Of the village's 242 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. About 166 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 2 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Tarapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanowal, Mohiwal, Jhajar and Dhanera.

What is the population of Tarapur?

The population of Tarapur was 740 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Tarapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tarapur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.