Raipur Khurdਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Raipur Khurd?

Raipur Khurd is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039174, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 907 people in Raipur Khurd: 478 men and 429 women, living in 174 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 488 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 243 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.51 per cent and women at 76.94 per cent. The census recorded 351 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 309 main workers, the largest group, 169, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 110 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur Khurd's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (140 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 44 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 113 cultivators and 23 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. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mauli Baidwan, Sukhgarh, Kumbra and Dhol.

What is the population of Raipur Khurd?

The population of Raipur Khurd was 907 at the 2011 census, living in 174 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Raipur Khurd have?

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