Rakri, Punjab

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Rakri
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Rakri
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°55′30″N75°47′34″E / 31.9250193°N 75.7928829°E / 31.9250193; 75.7928829
Country India
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tahsil Mukerian
Area
[1]
 • Total5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total5,722
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Rakri is a census town in Mukerian tahsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. It contains the site of Datarpur, capital of the former Datarpur State. As of 2011, it has a population of 5,722, in 1,196 households.

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History

Rakri contains the site of Datarpur, which was capital of the former Datarpur State. [1] : 75  Datarpur is said to have been founded around the year 1500. [2] : 18 

Rakri was first reclassified as a non-statutory census town for the 2011 census (previously it had been designated as a village). [3] : 10 

Demographics

As of 2011, Rakri had a population of 5,722, in 1,196 households. This population was 50.8% male (2,908) and 49.2% female (2,814). The 0-6 age group numbered 566 (286 male and 280 female), or 9.9% of the total population. 1,265 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 22.1% of the total. [3] : 22–3 

The 1981 census recorded Rakri as having a population of 4,270 people (2,813 male and 2,087 female), in 710 households and 710 physical houses. [4] : 258 

The 1961 census recorded Rakri (as "Rakri maruf Datarpur") with a total population of 3,029 people (1,548 male and 1,481 female), in 577 households and 577 physical houses. It then had 2 hospitals and a post office. [5] : xxiv 

Economy

Among the most important commodities produced in Rakri are shoes and wooden products. As of 2009, Rakri had 1 nationalised bank, 0 private commercial banks, 1 cooperative bank, and 1 agricultural credit society. [1] : 406–7 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Rakri has 1 hospital with 8 beds, 5 medicine shops, 10 schools teaching at the primary level and 3 teaching at the secondary level, and 1 public library. Water is stored in overhead tank(s), with a total capacity of 500 kilolitres. The town does not have a local fire department; the nearest one is at Talwara, 10 km away. [1] : 403–7 

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Census of India 2011: Punjab District Census Handbook - Hoshiarpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Puunjab District Gazetteers, Volume XIII-A: Hoshiarpur District (PDF). Lahore: Punjab Government Press. 1904. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Census of India 2011: Punjab District Census Handbook - Hoshiarpur, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Census 1981 Punjab: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A & B: Village & Town Directory, District Hoshiarpur (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Census 1961: Punjab District Census Handbook No. 9: Hoshiarpur District (PDF). Government of Punjab. 1968. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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