Sikri Uraf Ramgarhਸਿਕਰੀ ਉਰਫ ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Sikri Uraf Ramgarh?

Sikri Uraf Ramgarh is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Sikri--Uraf--Ramgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031338, and it covers 193 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 281 people in Sikri Uraf Ramgarh: 131 men and 150 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 193 hectares, the population density works out to about 146 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1145 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 21 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 95.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 98.18 per cent and women at 93.28 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 41 main workers, the largest group, 36, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 household industry workers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sikri Uraf Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 193 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 37 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 71 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 6 cultivators and 6 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sikri Uraf Ramgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Khanauran, Kartoli, Amroh and Jharera.

What is the population of Sikri Uraf Ramgarh?

The population of Sikri Uraf Ramgarh was 281 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sikri Uraf Ramgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sikri Uraf Ramgarh has a government primary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.