Mera Ransinkeਮੇਰਾ ਰਂਸਿਂਕੇ

Where is Mera Ransinke?

Mera Ransinke is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028925, and it covers 58 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 284 people in Mera Ransinke: 152 men and 132 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 58 hectares, the population density works out to about 490 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 62 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.49 per cent and women at 54.7 per cent. The census recorded 113 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 30, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mera Ransinke's land. Of the village's 58 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 34 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (25 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 9 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 36 cultivators and 31 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mera Ransinke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahpur Goraya, Bhagtana Boharwala, Qadian Gujjran and Bhagtana Tulianwala.

What is the population of Mera Ransinke?

The population of Mera Ransinke was 284 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mera Ransinke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mera Ransinke has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.