Rajpura is famously known as the Gateway of India. It is a small industrial town
in the district of Patiala. It is a municipal council. Rajpura as a place has been
inked as an important town in the Indian history from the times of the ‘SURI’S’.
Emperor Sher Shah Suri was the founder of the Suri dynasty. His name when
translated means ‘THE LION KING’. He built a ‘Sarai’ in Rajpura during his rein.
A sarai in English stands for an ‘inn’.
This inn was built for travelers, and his army. Whenever he or his army traversed
through the city of Rajpura, the inn was used as a place for rest. The
construction of the inn was undertaken during the reign of the Suri dynasty in
the years 1540 and 1545.
The nearly 450 year old sarai is an important landmark in the history of Rajpura.
This sarai requires immediate consideration by the ASI (Archeological Survey of
India) because of its dilapidated condition.
Currently the offices of the DSP, Tehsildar and SDM are located inside the
premises of the sarai.
Rajpura is the largest tehsil in the state of Punjab comprising 198 villages. The
entire city of Rajpura can be divided into 3 segments. First part is the Rajpura
Township which expanded after Indian independence. This area is inhabited
mostly by people who migrated from Bhawalpur, Pakistan. These people worked
their way arduously into making a name for themselves in the city of Rajpura.
Hence, they control most businesses in Rajpura. The second segment is old
Rajpura and the third segment is the focal point.
Demography:
The total population as per the census 2001 was 82551. 53% of this population
was that of males. The remaining 47% were females. Rajpura also proudly
reported an average literacy rate of 74% in comparison the national average of
only 59.5%.
The male literacy rate stood at a whopping 78%. The female literacy rate stood
at 70%.
The population counted below an age of 6 years was 11%.
The sex ratio was reported as 889 females per 1000 males.
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