Rampur Betਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਬੇਟ

Where is Rampur Bet?

Rampur Bet is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038855, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 193 people in Rampur Bet: 106 men and 87 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 364 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 821 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 48 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.87 per cent and women at 81.82 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 69 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Bet's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 2 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 nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talapur, Bara Gadhram, Chhota Gadhram and Gagon.

What is the population of Rampur Bet?

The population of Rampur Bet was 193 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rampur Bet have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rampur Bet has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.