Rame Taharpurਰਮੇ ਤਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Rame Taharpur?

Rame Taharpur is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Shahkot community development block and is served by the Sand gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029716, and it covers 257 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 22 people in Rame Taharpur: 12 men and 10 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 3.1 people per household. Spread over its 257 hectares, the population density works out to about 9 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 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 68.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 5, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 2 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rame Taharpur's land. Of the village's 257 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 hectares). About 57 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rame Taharpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur, Sand, Thamunwal and Baupur.

What is the population of Rame Taharpur?

The population of Rame Taharpur was 22 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Rame Taharpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rame Taharpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.