Rampur Bhindranਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਭਿਂਡਰਨ

Where is Rampur Bhindran?

Rampur Bhindran is a village in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039529, and it covers 329 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 227 people in Rampur Bhindran: 133 men and 94 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 329 hectares, the population density works out to about 69 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 707 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 72 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.47 per cent and women at 66.28 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 31, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 agricultural labourers and 10 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Bhindran's land. Of the village's 329 hectares, 314 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (305 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 31 cultivators and 17 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur Bhindran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Toga Heri, Giga Majra, Bhari Mansa and Daulatpur.

What is the population of Rampur Bhindran?

The population of Rampur Bhindran was 227 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Rampur Bhindran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rampur Bhindran has a government primary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.