Ram Nagar (Rajpura)ਰਾਮ ਨਗਰ

Where is Ram Nagar?

Ram Nagar is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037079, and it covers 292 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,025 people in Ram Nagar: 1,107 men and 918 women, living in 371 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 292 hectares, the population density works out to about 693 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 829 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 200, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 354 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.34 per cent and women at 70.21 per cent. The census recorded 620 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 522 main workers, the largest group, 335, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 152 cultivators on their own land and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 98 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ram Nagar's land. Of the village's 292 hectares, 259 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 79 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 33 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 161 cultivators and 55 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. 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 is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajgarh, Tepla and Mehmadpur.

What is the population of Ram Nagar?

The population of Ram Nagar was 2,025 at the 2011 census, living in 371 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ram Nagar have?

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