Rampur Khurdਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Rampur Khurd?

Rampur Khurd is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037049, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 923 people in Rampur Khurd: 514 men and 409 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 615 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 796 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 98, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 335 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.67 per cent and women at 73.76 per cent. The census recorded 290 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 262 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 90 agricultural labourers and 69 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Khurd's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 135 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (135 hectares). About 15 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 101 cultivators and 113 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Getting there

Rampur Khurd is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jalalpur, Bal Majra, Ramnagar and Changeran.

What is the population of Rampur Khurd?

The population of Rampur Khurd was 923 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rampur Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rampur Khurd has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.