Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwalaਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਬੁਟਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala?

Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala is a village in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039222, and it covers 379 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,328 people in Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala: 1,236 men and 1,092 women, living in 440 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 379 hectares, the population density works out to about 614 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 234, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 450 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.85 per cent and women at 79.2 per cent. The census recorded 706 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 691 main workers, the largest group, 445, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 200 cultivators on their own land and 43 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala's land. Of the village's 379 hectares, 327 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (99 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (228 hectares). About 52 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 202 cultivators and 44 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 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur Khurd, Gobindpura, Kurali and Nadiali.

What is the population of Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala?

The population of Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala was 2,328 at the 2011 census, living in 440 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ramgarh Urf Buta Singhwala 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.