Rampur Nauabadਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਨੌਆਬਾਦ

Where is Rampur Nauabad?

Rampur Nauabad is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032700, and it covers 101 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 123 people in Rampur Nauabad: 64 men and 59 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 101 hectares, the population density works out to about 122 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 82.35 per cent. The census recorded 32 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 27 main workers, the largest group, 20, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Nauabad's land. Of the village's 101 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 27 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 24 cultivators and 2 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Rampur Nauabad is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramgarh Sainian /Saini Majra, Boran, Hansali and Randhawa.

What is the population of Rampur Nauabad?

The population of Rampur Nauabad was 123 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Rampur Nauabad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rampur Nauabad has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.