Jai Rampurਜੈ ਰਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Jai Rampur?

Jai Rampur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029310, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 145 people in Jai Rampur: 73 men and 72 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 110 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 986 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 3 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.73 per cent and women at 79.71 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 36, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jai Rampur's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 12 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 2 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jai Rampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alamgir, Banwalipur, Sukhani and Muradpur Dona.

What is the population of Jai Rampur?

The population of Jai Rampur was 145 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jai Rampur have?

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