Rampur Kalanਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Rampur Kalan?

Rampur Kalan is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Rampur Kalan, Rampur Thoda gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038371, and it covers 332 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,074 people in Rampur Kalan: 560 men and 514 women, living in 207 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 332 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 137, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.56 per cent and women at 62.61 per cent. The census recorded 302 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 300 main workers, the largest group, 246, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Kalan's land. Of the village's 332 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 103 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 52 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 246 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and 2 government middle schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalwan, Hirpur Ganura, Kukowal and Baihara.

What is the population of Rampur Kalan?

The population of Rampur Kalan was 1,074 at the 2011 census, living in 207 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rampur Kalan have?

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