Ramgarhਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Ramgarh?

Ramgarh is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032583, and it covers 293 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 133 people in Ramgarh: 76 men and 57 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 293 hectares, the population density works out to about 45 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 3 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.93 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 31 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 293 hectares, 276 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (276 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla, Dedahran, Gopalon and Gunia Majri.

What is the population of Ramgarh?

The population of Ramgarh was 133 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Ramgarh have?

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