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Where is Rajpur?

Rajpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and is served by the Khukhrain gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029181, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 276 people in Rajpur: 140 men and 136 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 210 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 85 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60 per cent and women at 66.95 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 102 main workers, the largest group, 45, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rajpur's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (125 hectares). About 6 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 44 cultivators and 46 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. 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.

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

Rajpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gaunswala, Narket, Khukhrain and Alaudinpur.

What is the population of Rajpur?

The population of Rajpur was 276 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Rajpur have?

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