Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwalaਰਾਮ ਨਗਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਬਕਸ਼ੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala?

Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Ram--Nagar--Alias--Bakshiwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036645, and it covers 435 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,203 people in Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala: 1,138 men and 1,065 women, living in 473 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 435 hectares, the population density works out to about 506 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 936 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 360, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,290 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50.47 per cent and women at 42.34 per cent. The census recorded 1,017 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 1,006 main workers, the largest group, 721, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 224 agricultural labourers and 56 cultivators on their own land. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala's land. Of the village's 435 hectares, 397 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 392 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (81 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (311 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 57 cultivators and 232 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 one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. 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

Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bibipur, Sassa Gujran, Randhawa and Dharam Heri.

What is the population of Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala?

The population of Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala was 2,203 at the 2011 census, living in 473 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ram Nagar Alias Bakshiwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.