Bela Ramgarhਬੇਲਾ ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Bela Ramgarh?

Bela Ramgarh is a village of Nangal tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Bela Ramgarh, Patti Dargahi, Patti Jiwan Singh, Patti Tek Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038587, and it covers 1,069 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,656 people in Bela Ramgarh: 844 men and 812 women, living in 293 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 1,069 hectares, the population density works out to about 155 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 962 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 221, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 305 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.93 per cent and women at 75.68 per cent. The census recorded 768 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 636 main workers, the largest group, 438, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 106 other workers in trade, transport and services and 90 agricultural labourers. A further 132 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bela Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 1,069 hectares, 717 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (717 hectares). About 237 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 536 cultivators and 111 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bela Ramgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nangal, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jindbari, Thalon, Nangli and Sainsowal.

What is the population of Bela Ramgarh?

The population of Bela Ramgarh was 1,656 at the 2011 census, living in 293 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bela Ramgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bela Ramgarh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.