Ramgarhਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Ramgarh?

Ramgarh is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. 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 038717, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 414 people in Ramgarh: 225 men and 189 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 373 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 107 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.62 per cent and women at 69.82 per cent. The census recorded 148 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 104 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 44 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 87 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 0 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Siasatpur, Khanpur, Bhaddal and Kudaspur.

What is the population of Ramgarh?

The population of Ramgarh was 414 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Ramgarh have?

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