Rampura Dugalਰਾਮਪੁਰਾ ਦੁਗਲ

Where is Rampura Dugal?

Rampura Dugal is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036270, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 594 people in Rampura Dugal: 313 men and 281 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 343 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.96 per cent and women at 54.4 per cent. The census recorded 197 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 190 main workers, the largest group, 115, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 73 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampura Dugal's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 8 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 118 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampura Dugal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patran, about 5 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 Dugal Kalan, Patran, Dugal Khurd and Nial.

What is the population of Rampura Dugal?

The population of Rampura Dugal was 594 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rampura Dugal have?

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