Rehmanpurਰੇਹਮਨਪੁਰ

Where is Rehmanpur?

Rehmanpur is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038980, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 71 people in Rehmanpur: 36 men and 35 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 62 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 11 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 82.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.38 per cent and women at 80.65 per cent. The census recorded 24 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 21, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rehmanpur's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 15 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 21 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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

Rehmanpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sangalan, Palheri, Bansepur and Bhagat Majra.

What is the population of Rehmanpur?

The population of Rehmanpur was 71 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Rehmanpur have?

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