Ramgarh Bhuddaਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਭੁੱਡਾ

Where is Ramgarh Bhudda?

Ramgarh Bhudda is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zirakpur, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039373, and it covers 233 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,484 people in Ramgarh Bhudda: 800 men and 684 women, living in 320 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 233 hectares, the population density works out to about 637 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 188, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 135 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.36 per cent and women at 74.54 per cent. The census recorded 624 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 573 main workers, the largest group, 346, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 123 agricultural labourers and 74 cultivators on their own land. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh Bhudda's land. Of the village's 233 hectares, 216 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 78 cultivators and 130 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh Bhudda is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Zirakpur, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bir Chhat, Nagla, Dialpura and Said he majra.

What is the population of Ramgarh Bhudda?

The population of Ramgarh Bhudda was 1,484 at the 2011 census, living in 320 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Ramgarh Bhudda have?

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