Raipurਰਾਏਪੁਰ

Where is Raipur?

Raipur is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032467, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 308 people in Raipur: 149 men and 159 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 273 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1067 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 6 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 76.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.98 per cent and women at 75.17 per cent. The census recorded 104 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 104 main workers, the largest group, 76, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 8 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 76 cultivators and 1 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. 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 ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Raipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur Kulewal, Rurki Khurd, Simbal Majara and Rurki Kalan.

What is the population of Raipur?

The population of Raipur was 308 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Raipur have?

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