Rampura Gujranਰਾਮਪੁਰਾ ਗੁਜਰਾਂ

Where is Rampura Gujran?

Rampura Gujran is a village of Dirba tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dirba, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039827, and it covers 164 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 626 people in Rampura Gujran: 319 men and 307 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 164 hectares, the population density works out to about 382 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 962 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 120 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.62 per cent and women at 48.9 per cent. The census recorded 184 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 120, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 50 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampura Gujran's land. Of the village's 164 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (52 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 121 cultivators and 51 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampura Gujran is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dirba, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dirba, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khetla, Dewangarh Alias Kaimpur, Rattangarh Sidhran and Kheri Naga.

What is the population of Rampura Gujran?

The population of Rampura Gujran was 626 at the 2011 census, living in 114 households in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Rampura Gujran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rampura Gujran has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.