Raipur Araiyan Explained

Raipur Araiyan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.0441°N 75.888°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Phillaur
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:246
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1506[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 753/753 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144419
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01826
Registration Plate:PB 37
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Name Sec2:Post office
Blank1 Info Sec2:Dayalpur

Raipur Araiyan or Raipur Araian is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is situated on Phillaur Nawanshahr Road and located 5.6 km from Nagar, 12.6 km from Phillaur, 55.8 km from Jalandhar and 110 km from state capital Chandigarh. Raipur Araiyan has postal head office in Dayalpur which is 2.8 km away from the village. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 70.05% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational Upper Primary school (GMS Raipur Araiyan School). The school provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises. The school was founded in 1994. It also has a privet Punjabi Medium, Co-educational Primary with Upper Primary school.

Transport

Rail

Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station which is situated 12 km away, however, Goraya Railway Station is 18.9 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 44 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also a second nearest international airport is 145 km away in Amritsar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raipur Araiyan Population Census 2011. census2011.co.in.