Ramgarh Alias Mandaਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਮਂਡਾ

Where is Ramgarh Alias Manda?

Ramgarh Alias Manda is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038936, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 699 people in Ramgarh Alias Manda: 359 men and 340 women, living in 123 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 672 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 364 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.8 per cent and women at 76.87 per cent. The census recorded 217 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 215 main workers, the largest group, 146, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 62 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh Alias Manda's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 20 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 62 cultivators and 7 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh Alias Manda is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kulheri, Bari Mandauli, Sukho Majra and Chotamla.

What is the population of Ramgarh Alias Manda?

The population of Ramgarh Alias Manda was 699 at the 2011 census, living in 123 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Ramgarh Alias Manda have?

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