Ramgarh (Khanna)ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਖੰਨਾ

Where is Ramgarh (Khanna)?

Ramgarh (Khanna) is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and is served by the Ramgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033183, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,398 people in Ramgarh (Khanna): 758 men and 640 women, living in 265 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 740 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 143, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 780 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.47 per cent and women at 72.4 per cent. The census recorded 538 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 420 main workers, the largest group, 299, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 96 cultivators on their own land and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 118 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh (Khanna)'s land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 15 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 98 cultivators and 65 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 (Khanna) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khanna, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khanna, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malakpur, Lalheri, Harion Kalan and Mahawan.

What is the population of Ramgarh (Khanna)?

The population of Ramgarh (Khanna) was 1,398 at the 2011 census, living in 265 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Ramgarh (Khanna) have?

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