Rasool Pur, Rajanpur

Rasool Pur (Urdu: رسول پور) is a village located in Jampur Tehsil of Rajanpur district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 59.5 kilometres (37.0 mi) north from Rajanpur on Indus Highway.[1][2]

For other places with the same name, see Rasoolpur.
Rasool Pur
رسول پور
Village
Coordinates: 29°34′45.8″N 70°32′11.0″E
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictRajanpur
TehsilJampur
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total5,549
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)

Rasool Pur is considered a model village, as the whole village is a no-smoking zone, and has been reported to have a 100 percent literacy rate and zero crime rate in last 100 years. The village has its own Rasool Pur Development Society, responsible for collection of donations for people who cannot afford education. The society also makes sure that no one drops out of school.[3][4]

However, census data from the 2017 Pakistan Census has shown that the actual literacy rate of Rasool Pur is 69.92% (76.94% among men, 62.79% among women).[5] While this is far higher than the district average of 33.75%,[6] it isn't unanimous.

History

People of the village belong to Ahmedani tribe of Baloch people who settled at this location in 1933-34 after being displaced five times due to floods at other locations since early nineteenth century. People of village built their first primary schools for boys and girls in 1935 for which funding was exclusively provided by the inhabitants of the village themselves.[3][4]

References
  1. "Basti Rasulpur (Pakistan)". Gazetteering.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. "School Education Department". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. "Pakistani village achieves what eludes most in developed world: Full literacy". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. "'تو پھر چلیں رسول پور'". BBC News اردو. Jun 1, 2013. Retrieved Jul 13, 2020.
  5. "TABLE -23 SELECTED POPULATION STATISTICS OF RURAL LOCALITIES" (PDF). 06823.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. "TABLE 12 - POPULATION (10 YEARS AND ABOVE) BY LITERACY, SEX, AGE GROUP AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). 06812.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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