Rampurਰਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Rampur?

Rampur is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and is served by the Khushalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028940, and it covers 32 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 161 people in Rampur: 79 men and 82 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 32 hectares, the population density works out to about 503 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 10 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 84.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.14 per cent and women at 78.38 per cent. The census recorded 106 workers, about 66 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 38, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur's land. Of the village's 32 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 2 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 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotha, Kahlanwali, Khushalpur and Jaurian Kalan.

What is the population of Rampur?

The population of Rampur was 161 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Rampur have?

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