Ramgarhਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Ramgarh?

Ramgarh is a village in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036054, and it covers 331 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 831 people in Ramgarh: 456 men and 375 women, living in 172 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 331 hectares, the population density works out to about 251 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 185 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.73 per cent and women at 51.02 per cent. The census recorded 304 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 302 main workers, the largest group, 179, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 80 agricultural labourers and 43 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 331 hectares, 285 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 273 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (271 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 46 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 13 hours a day. With 180 cultivators and 80 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 anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Datewas, Ahmadpur, Khatriwala and Piplian.

What is the population of Ramgarh?

The population of Ramgarh was 831 at the 2011 census, living in 172 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Ramgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ramgarh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.