Rampurਰਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Rampur?

Rampur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 18 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 038727, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 828 people in Rampur: 438 men and 390 women, living in 162 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 391 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 345 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.17 per cent and women at 77.27 per cent. The census recorded 200 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 193 main workers, the largest group, 88, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 82 cultivators on their own land and 21 household industry workers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 105 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 70 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 86 cultivators and 2 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Rampur 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 18 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 Purkhali, Babani Kalan, Kishanpura and Babani Khurd.

What is the population of Rampur?

The population of Rampur was 828 at the 2011 census, living in 162 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rampur have?

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