Ram Diwali Hinduanਰਾਮ ਦੀਵਾਲੀ ਹਿਂਡੂਆਂ

Where is Ram Diwali Hinduan?

Ram Diwali Hinduan is a village of Majitha tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037515, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,291 people in Ram Diwali Hinduan: 610 men and 681 women, living in 252 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 589 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1116 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 721 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.49 per cent and women at 56.93 per cent. The census recorded 497 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 407 main workers, the largest group, 209, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 107 cultivators on their own land and 91 agricultural labourers. A further 90 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ram Diwali Hinduan's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 189 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (29 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 110 cultivators and 152 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ram Diwali Hinduan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kot Hride Ram and Bhullar Hans.

What is the population of Ram Diwali Hinduan?

The population of Ram Diwali Hinduan was 1,291 at the 2011 census, living in 252 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Ram Diwali Hinduan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ram Diwali Hinduan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.