Rampur Partaਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਪਰਟਾ

Where is Rampur Parta?

Rampur Parta is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036293, and it covers 434 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 644 people in Rampur Parta: 345 men and 299 women, living in 112 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 434 hectares, the population density works out to about 148 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 253 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.36 per cent and women at 66.42 per cent. The census recorded 456 workers, about 71 per cent of the village. Of the 385 main workers, the largest group, 261, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 agricultural labourers and 53 cultivators on their own land. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Parta's land. Of the village's 434 hectares, 434 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (434 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 55 cultivators and 75 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, 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur Parta is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ganeshpura Alias Seona, Dawarkapur, Ugoke and Badshahpur.

What is the population of Rampur Parta?

The population of Rampur Parta was 644 at the 2011 census, living in 112 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rampur Parta have?

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