Ramgarh Alias Dekwalaਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਦੇਕਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ramgarh Alias Dekwala?

Ramgarh Alias Dekwala is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038745, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 538 people in Ramgarh Alias Dekwala: 280 men and 258 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 324 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 10 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 88.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.53 per cent and women at 86.4 per cent. The census recorded 155 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 147 main workers, the largest group, 109, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh Alias Dekwala's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 16 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 45 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh Alias Dekwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Brahman Majra, Chararian, Santpur Alias Chupki and Atalgarh.

What is the population of Ramgarh Alias Dekwala?

The population of Ramgarh Alias Dekwala was 538 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Ramgarh Alias Dekwala have?

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