Rampur Manderਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਮਂਡੇਰ

Where is Rampur Mander?

Rampur Mander 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 036031, and it covers 727 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,817 people in Rampur Mander: 1,513 men and 1,304 women, living in 515 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 727 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 862 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 317, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,148 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.58 per cent and women at 46.19 per cent. The census recorded 1,123 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,105 main workers, the largest group, 433, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 422 cultivators on their own land and 229 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Mander's land. Of the village's 727 hectares, 663 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 529 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (517 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). About 60 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 424 cultivators and 444 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur Mander is reached by pucca, all-weather 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 more than ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ram Nagar Bhathal, Satike, Mal Singhwala and Achanak.

What is the population of Rampur Mander?

The population of Rampur Mander was 2,817 at the 2011 census, living in 515 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Rampur Mander have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rampur Mander has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.