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Rajpura
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ForthevillageinPhillaurdistrict,seeRajpura,Phillaur.
RajpuraisamunicipalcouncilinPatialadistrictinthe
IndianstateofPunjab.
Rajpura
Town
Contents
1Geography
2Demographics
3History
4Industry
4.1Warehousingandlogisticshub
4.2Riceshellers
5Hospitals
6Education
6.1Schools
6.2Colleges
6.3RelegiousPlaces
7Climate
8References
Geography
Rajpuraislocatedat30.48N76.6E.[3][4]Ithasanaverage
elevationof259metres(849feet).Rajpuraissituatednearly
38kmsoutheastofChandigarh,thecapitalcityofPunjab.
BesidesbeinganimportantindustrialtownofPunjab,italso
hashistoricalimportance.
Rajpuraissurroundedbyanumberofmajorcitieslike
Chandigarh(38kmnorth),Patiala(20kmsouth),Ambala
(22kmeast)andLudhiana(80kmwest).Rajpuraactsas
middlepointbetweenAmritsarandDelhionNH1asthese
citiesare225kmawayfromRajpurainoppositedirections.
Demographics
Rajpura
LocationinPunjab,India
Coordinates:30.484N76.594E
Country
State
District
India
Punjab
Patiala
Government
M.L.A
HardialSinghKamboj(MLA)
Area[2]
Total
76.08km2(29.375sqmi)
Elevation
259m(850ft)
Population(2011)
Total
92,193[1]
Languages
Official
Punjabi,English
Timezone
IST(UTC+5:30)
PIN
Telephonecode
Vehicleregistration
Sexratio
140401
01762
PB11andPB39
1000:900/
Inthe2011Indiacensus,[5]Rajpurahadapopulationof
92,659,butafterincludingsomevillageslikedhamoli,
islampur,neelpur,andpilkhani,withinitsmunicipallimits
thepopulationroseto112,193.Malesconstitute53%ofthepopulationandfemales47%.Rajpurahasanaverage
literacyrateof81%:maleliteracyis83%,andfemaleliteracyis79%.InRajpura,13%ofthepopulationisunder6
yearsofage.
History
ThenameofRajpuraappearsinthehistoryasEmperorSherShahSuri"TheLionKing",andfounderoftheSuri
Dynastybuilta"Sarai"(Inn)inRajpurafortravellersandforhisarmywheneverhepassedthroughRajpura.This
SaraiwasbuiltduringtheSuriDynasty,between1540and1545.Themorethan450yearsoldSaraiisalmostin
shamblesnowbutstillstandsbold.ThisSaraitodayhousestheofficesofSDM,TehsildarandDSPofpolice.The
SaraineedsurgentattentionofASI(ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia)sothatthishistoricalmonumentofRajpura
canbepreservedasamarkinthehistory.
Rajpuraasatehsilincludes295villagesunderitsmunicipallimitsandisbiggesttehsilinPunjab.Rajpurahasnorth
India'sonlyorphanagecenter"SOS".
Rajpuracanbedividedintothreeparts.OneisRajpuraTownship,thesecondisOldRajpuraandthirdisFocal
Point.TheTownshipwasdevelopedpostindependencetorehabilitatethepeoplewhomigratedfromPakistani
provinceofBhawalpur.MajorityofthepeopleresidinginRajpuraTownshipareBhawalpuris,whomadetheir
markinRajpuratownandrunmostofthebusinessesinthetownship,includingthatofcommissionagentandrice
shellersinnewgrainmarket.
Industry
Rajpuraisanindustrialtown.TherearenumberoflargescaleindustrieslikeHUL(formerlyknownasHLL),
BungeIndiaPLtd,SielChemicalsLimited,AllianceMetaliksIntegratedLtd(AMTEKGROUP),Amber
EnterprisesLimited,SahniChemicalsandtherearelargenumberofsmallscaleindustries.Insmallscale
industries,Rajpuraisahubofdoorclosers,riceshellers,biomassbriquettemachinery,soapfactories,household
manufacturers,biscuitmachinesindustryandsteelworks.L&Thasconstructed1400MW(2x700MW)Rajpura
ThermalPowerPlantnearVillageNalasunderpowerpurchaseagreement.Thefirstunit,accordingtothepower
purchaseagreementsignedinJanuary2010,willbecommissionedbyJanuary2014followedbythesecondinMay
thatyear.Alsothereareplanstofurtheradd700mWpowercapacitytotheRajpuraPowerPlantinPunjabmaking
it2100mWproject.ThisprojectmarkstheL&T'sentryintothepowergenerationsegmentasadeveloper.
In2005,adiamondjewellerymanufacturingunitwasstartedandisengagedinthemanufacturingandsupplyof
diamondstudedgoldjewelleryandalsokundan,polkyandMina,etc.underthenameandstylePanchamJewellers
PvtLtdtheonlyofitskindunitinthisarea.
Mainlythesmallscaleindustriesarelocatedinthefocalpoint.Allindustrialunitsareboundedinachainof
associationnamed"RajpuraSmallScaleIndustriesAssociation".
ThegrainmarketofRajpuraisthesecondlargestgrainmarketofAsiafollowinggrainmarketofKhanna,it
acquiresnearabout150acresofareaandcomprisesmorethan290shops.
Warehousingandlogisticshub
RajpuraissituatedatthejunctionofNationalHighwayNo.1whichrunsfromNewDelhitoAttariinPunjaband
NationalHighway64whichrunsfromChandigarhtoDabwali,makingRajpuraagooddistributioncentre.Rajpura
isregardedas'GatewayofPunjab'asallroadandrailtransportneedstotouchRajpurafortheroutesgoingtoother
majorcitiesofPunjabaswellasJammu&Kashmir.RajpuraisthefirstRailwayJunctioninPunjab.Theraillines
aredivertedfromhereto2majorlinescateringtoPunjab.OneistoAmritsarandJ&Kandtheothertowards
Patiala,BathindaandRajasthan.
Rajpurahasbeenknownforitsqualityfurnituresince1976.PeoplefromnearbyareaslikePatiala,Chandigarhand
Himachalcomeherefortheirfurniture,whichisalsoexportedtodifferentcountries.
DuetoitsproximitytoChandigarh,Patiala,ZirakpurandAmbala,aswellasitswellconnectedrailandroadlinks,
RajpuraisgraduallyemergingaswarehousingandlogisticshubofPunjab.ManycompaniesandMNCslikeTata
Teleservices,BhartiWalmart,ITC,Airtel,Aircel,HUL,Castrol,NokiaSiemenshavetheirdedicatedwarehouses
inRajpura.WiththeintroductionofGSTin2016,Rajpuraispoisedtoexploitthepotentialinlogisticsand
warehousingwithitsdistributioncentersandwarehouses.
SomeofthemaintransportcompaniesinRajpuraare:
AnandTransportCompany
AzadTankerCompany(Banur)
BahriLogisticsCompany
ChadhaMotorTransport
ChaudharyFreightCarrier
GurmTransportCompany
HansTransport
NewDarbarTransport
NiceTransportCompany
PatialaCargoCarrier
RoyalFleetCarriers
Riceshellers
Rajpurahasariceshellingindustry.
Hospitals
GianSagargroupofhospitals
SimrataNursingHomeDalimaViharRajpura
GurunanakHospital
A.P.JainCivilHospital
NeelamnursingHome
DhawanChildrenHospital
SarlaHospital
Gursagarhomeopathichospital
Education
RajpurahasbecomeamajoreducationalhuboftheNorth.Chitkara,SwamiVivekanand,SaiTechnicalInstitute,
SaiTrainingInstitute,GyanSagar,ShivalikInstituteforTrainingofTrainers,etc.aretheInstituteswherestudents
fromvariousplaces,someevenfromSouthIndiaandfromothercountries,cometostudy.NotonlyhasRajpura
hasemergedinhighereducationbutparentsfromothersareasarealsosendingtheirchildrentostudyinschools
hereduetothepresenceofsomeprestigiousschoolssuchasHolyAngels,Mukat,Patel,ICL,andScholars.
RajpuraisclosetotheproposedInternationalAirport.
Schools
RajpuraofferseducationinCBSE,ICSEandPSEB(localboard)affiliationandsomepopularschoolsinclude:
HolyAngelsSchool[TheonlyschoolaffiliatedtoICSEboardinthisareaandalsopracticallytheonly
Englishmediumschool]
CMModelHighSchool
DAVPublicSchool
GovtCo.EdSeniorSecondarySchool(N.T.C)
Govt.HighSchool,RajpuraTown
Govt.SchoolforGirls,RajpuraTown
ICLPublicSchool(Jasperschool)
MukatPublicSchool
PatelPublicSchool
ScholarsPublicSchool
TherearealsomanynumberoflesserknownandlesspopularschoolsinthisarealikeRishimodel,shahipublic,
etc.
Colleges
RajpuraofferseducationinprofessionalcoursessuchasBachelorsinPhysiotherapy(B.P.T.)B.tech,M.tech,MBA,
MCA,B.com,M.com,B.pharma,D.pharma,PGDM,PGDCA,BDS,MBBS,ENT,MDandBCA.Someofthe
importantinstitutesofRajpuraare:
ChitkaraUniversity
IHMBANURInstituteofHospitalityandManagement,Banur
AryansGroupofColleges
DPSRajpura
Dr.ITInstituteofManagement
GianSagarCollegeofPhysiotherapy
GurukulVidyapeethInstituteofEngg.&Tech
GyanJyotiInstituteofEngg.&Tech
GyanSagarMedicalCollege&Hospital
ITIforBoys
ITIforGirls
KasturbaCollegeforGirls
PMNCollege
PunjabArt&CraftMedicalTrainingInstitute
PunjabInstituteofTechnologyforGirlsatWorkCenterColony
RegionalTelecomTrainingCentreofBSNL
SaiTechnicalInstitute
SuryaGroupofInstitutesofEngg.&Tech
SwamiVivekanandInstituteofEngg.&Tech
Swiftinstituteofengineeringandmanagement
SwiftinstituteofNursingandPharmacy
RelegiousPlaces
DurgaMandirintown
SinghSahbahaGuruduwara
RomanCatholicChurchPatialaByepass
ChurchofNorthIndia(CNI)BackSidejantaSchool
LaxmiNarayanMandir(PanjiriPlant)
ShivMandir(OnmainroadoppositeShivaJipark)
ShivMandirNalash
Climate
Rajpurahasthefollowingaveragetemperatureandprecipitation
ClimatedataforRajpura
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
AveragehighC
(F)
19
(66)
21
(69)
26
(78)
34
38
39
34
(94) (101) (103) (94)
33
(91)
33
(92)
32
(89)
26
(79)
21
29.7
(69) (85.4)
AveragelowC(F)
2
(35)
4
(40)
13
(55)
18
(65)
24
(76)
23
(74)
17
(63)
11
(52)
7
16.2
(45) (61.3)
Average
precipitationmm
(inches)
May
23
(73)
Jun
26
(79)
26
(79)
Year
20.3 38.1 30.5 20.3 20.3 61 228.6 188 86.4 5.1 12.7 20.3 731.6
(0.80) (1.50) (1.20) (0.80) (0.80) (2.40) (9.00) (7.40) (3.40) (0.20) (0.50) (0.80) (28.8)
Source:[6]
References
1. "PopulationDetails"(http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?
pcaid=278&category=M.Cl.).TheRegistrarGeneral&CensusCommissioner,India,NewDelhi,MinistryofHome
Affairs,GovernmentofIndia.Retrieved21November2013.
2. "USGazetteerfiles:2010,2000,and1990"(http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html).UnitedStates
CensusBureau.20110212.Retrieved20110423.
3. FallingRainGenomics,IncRajpura(http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Rajpura.html)
4. [1](http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=30.48,76.6&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=30.48,76.6)
5. "CensusofIndia2001:Datafromthe2001Census,includingcities,villagesandtowns(Provisional)"
(http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999).Census
CommissionofIndia.Archivedfromtheoriginal(http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999)on
20040616.Retrieved20081101.
6. "AverageWeatherforRajpuraTemperatureandPrecipitation"
(http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/INXX0193?
from=dayDetails_bottomnav_business).TheWeatherChannel.RetrievedFebruary25,2008.
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