Ramnagar Urf Jatwaliਰਾਮਨਗਰ ਉਰਫ ਜਟਵਾਲੀ

Where is Ramnagar Urf Jatwali?

Ramnagar Urf Jatwali is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035058, and it covers 309 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 811 people in Ramnagar Urf Jatwali: 419 men and 392 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 309 hectares, the population density works out to about 262 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 936 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 348 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.76 per cent and women at 48.28 per cent. The census recorded 308 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 88, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 177 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramnagar Urf Jatwali's land. Of the village's 309 hectares, 269 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (267 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 36 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 41 cultivators and 163 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramnagar Urf Jatwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rana, Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani, Gagan Ke and Lalanwali.

What is the population of Ramnagar Urf Jatwali?

The population of Ramnagar Urf Jatwali was 811 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Ramnagar Urf Jatwali have?

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