Bir Ramgarhਬਿਰ ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Bir Ramgarh?

Bir Ramgarh is a village in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khamanon, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and is served by the Nanglan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032945, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 132 people in Bir Ramgarh: 75 men and 57 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 167 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 760 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 20.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 29.03 per cent and women at 8.89 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Ramgarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khamanon, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thikriwala, Bhambri, Bhuttan and Nanglan.

What is the population of Bir Ramgarh?

The population of Bir Ramgarh was 132 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bir Ramgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Ramgarh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.