Ram Singhpurਰਾਮ ਸਿੰਘਪੁਰ

Where is Ram Singhpur?

Ram Singhpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030465, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 481 people in Ram Singhpur: 239 men and 242 women, living in 102 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 650 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1013 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 319 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.12 per cent and women at 75.12 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 96, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers.

Land and farming

The 2011 record gives Ram Singhpur a total area of 74 hectares, with no net sown area reported; the land was recorded as permanent pasture and grazing land (74 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Ram Singhpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mari Harnia, Nussi, Nangal Manohar and Fazilpur.

What is the population of Ram Singhpur?

The population of Ram Singhpur was 481 at the 2011 census, living in 102 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Ram Singhpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ram Singhpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.