Ramgarhਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Ramgarh?

Ramgarh is a village of Jaito tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jaito, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Kapura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035615, and it covers 594 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,571 people in Ramgarh: 840 men and 731 women, living in 292 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 594 hectares, the population density works out to about 264 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 189, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 638 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.25 per cent and women at 54.1 per cent. The census recorded 521 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 517 main workers, the largest group, 272, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 150 cultivators on their own land and 85 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 594 hectares, 552 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (552 hectares). About 42 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 151 cultivators and 273 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jaito, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jaito, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chaina, Bish Nandi, Karirwali and Gumti Khurd.

What is the population of Ramgarh?

The population of Ramgarh was 1,571 at the 2011 census, living in 292 households in Jaito tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Ramgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ramgarh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.