Ramgarh Urf Rurkiਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਰੁਰਕੀ

Where is Ramgarh Urf Rurki?

Ramgarh Urf Rurki is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 20 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 039262, and it covers 177 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,101 people in Ramgarh Urf Rurki: 581 men and 520 women, living in 192 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 177 hectares, the population density works out to about 622 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.41 per cent and women at 76.55 per cent. The census recorded 409 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 356 main workers, the largest group, 193, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 104 cultivators on their own land and 43 household industry workers. A further 53 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramgarh Urf Rurki's land. Of the village's 177 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 31 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (31 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 111 cultivators and 28 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramgarh Urf Rurki is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Mirpur, Dhire Majra, Jarout and Kasauli.

What is the population of Ramgarh Urf Rurki?

The population of Ramgarh Urf Rurki was 1,101 at the 2011 census, living in 192 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Ramgarh Urf Rurki have?

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