Rampur bahalਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਬਹਲ

Where is Rampur bahal?

Rampur bahal 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 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Rampur Bahal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039306, and it covers 164 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 578 people in Rampur bahal: 317 men and 261 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 164 hectares, the population density works out to about 352 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 823 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 153 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.56 per cent and women at 76.52 per cent. The census recorded 191 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 184 main workers, the largest group, 64, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 54 other workers in trade, transport and services and 40 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 bahal's land. Of the village's 164 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 139 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (139 hectares). About 20 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 64 cultivators and 26 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur bahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bijanpur, Punsar, Samgauli and Kheri Jattan.

What is the population of Rampur bahal?

The population of Rampur bahal was 578 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Rampur bahal have?

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