Ramgarh (Jagraon)ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਜਗਰਾਉਂ

Where is Ramgarh (Jagraon)?

Ramgarh (Jagraon) is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and is served by the Ramgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033798, and it covers 620 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,957 people in Ramgarh (Jagraon): 1,534 men and 1,423 women, living in 555 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 620 hectares, the population density works out to about 477 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 928 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 293, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,144 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.72 per cent and women at 76.4 per cent. The census recorded 1,293 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 1,027 main workers, the largest group, 486, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 274 cultivators on their own land and 225 agricultural labourers. A further 266 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh (Jagraon)'s land. Of the village's 620 hectares, 584 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 530 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (530 hectares). About 35 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 312 cultivators and 300 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh (Jagraon) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tapar Harnian, Malsian Bhaike, Swaddi Khurd and Chimna.

What is the population of Ramgarh (Jagraon)?

The population of Ramgarh (Jagraon) was 2,957 at the 2011 census, living in 555 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Ramgarh (Jagraon) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ramgarh (Jagraon) has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.