Siri Rampurਸਿਰੀ ਰਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Siri Rampur?

Siri Rampur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027809, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 360 people in Siri Rampur: 179 men and 181 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 251 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.44 per cent and women at 49.68 per cent. The census recorded 102 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 89 main workers, the largest group, 72, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Siri Rampur's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 19 cultivators and 76 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Siri Rampur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thathi, Jainpur, Naurangpur and Faridpur.

What is the population of Siri Rampur?

The population of Siri Rampur was 360 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Siri Rampur have?

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