Taragarh Rampuraਤਰਾਗੜ੍ਹ ਰਾਮਪੁਰਾ

Where is Taragarh Rampura?

Taragarh Rampura is a village in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 4 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 037475, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 596 people in Taragarh Rampura: 318 men and 278 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 634 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 135 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.64 per cent and women at 69.8 per cent. The census recorded 184 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 182 main workers, the largest group, 113, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Taragarh Rampura's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (75 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 61 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Taragarh Rampura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 4 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 Chande, Dhing Nangal and Jalalpura.

What is the population of Taragarh Rampura?

The population of Taragarh Rampura was 596 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Taragarh Rampura have?

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