Ramgarh (Ludhiana East)ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਏਅਸਟ

Where is Ramgarh (Ludhiana East)?

Ramgarh (Ludhiana East) is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-I community development block and is served by the Ramgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033458, and it covers 388 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,716 people in Ramgarh (Ludhiana East): 1,448 men and 1,268 women, living in 551 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 388 hectares, the population density works out to about 700 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 266, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,000 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.05 per cent and women at 79.79 per cent. The census recorded 991 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 829 main workers, the largest group, 659, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 86 cultivators on their own land and 43 agricultural labourers. A further 162 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh (Ludhiana East)'s land. Of the village's 388 hectares, 330 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (70 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (260 hectares). About 58 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 100 cultivators and 54 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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh (Ludhiana East) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandiali, Shahabana, Kohara and Bhukhri Khurd.

What is the population of Ramgarh (Ludhiana East)?

The population of Ramgarh (Ludhiana East) was 2,716 at the 2011 census, living in 551 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Ramgarh (Ludhiana East) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ramgarh (Ludhiana East) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.