Rampurਰਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Rampur?

Rampur is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038401, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 463 people in Rampur: 243 men and 220 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 454 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 19 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.96 per cent and women at 58.16 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 104, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 4 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 102 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 1 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Rampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Bacholi, Jhajar, Lamlehri and Nanowal.

What is the population of Rampur?

The population of Rampur was 463 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rampur have?

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