Ram Nagarਰਾਮ ਨਗਰ

Where is Ram Nagar?

Ram Nagar is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028222, and it covers 242 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,771 people in Ram Nagar: 938 men and 833 women, living in 367 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 242 hectares, the population density works out to about 732 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 176, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 501 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.76 per cent and women at 66.93 per cent. The census recorded 583 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 510 main workers, the largest group, 378, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 80 cultivators on their own land and 39 agricultural labourers. A further 73 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ram Nagar's land. Of the village's 242 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 146 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (109 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 93 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 83 cultivators and 39 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Ram Nagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhun.

What is the population of Ram Nagar?

The population of Ram Nagar was 1,771 at the 2011 census, living in 367 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Ram Nagar have?

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