Ramgarhਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Ramgarh?

Ramgarh is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034179, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 212 people in Ramgarh: 109 men and 103 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 123 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 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 12 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.22 per cent and women at 65.96 per cent. The census recorded 62 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 36, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 agricultural labourers and 10 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (81 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 36 cultivators and 11 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Said Mohamad, Dharam Singhwala, Dholewala and Qadarwala.

What is the population of Ramgarh?

The population of Ramgarh was 212 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Ramgarh have?

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