Ranjitgarhਰਣਜੀਤਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Ranjitgarh?

Ranjitgarh is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035418, and it covers 1,163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,205 people in Ranjitgarh: 1,179 men and 1,026 women, living in 451 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 1,163 hectares, the population density works out to about 190 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 278, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,153 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.81 per cent and women at 54.62 per cent. The census recorded 740 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 660 main workers, the largest group, 328, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 242 cultivators on their own land and 79 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 80 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ranjitgarh's land. Of the village's 1,163 hectares, 1,083 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,083 hectares). About 80 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 243 cultivators and 404 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 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ranjitgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Jawahar Singhwala, Nurpur Kirpalke, Roranwali and Virvianwali.

What is the population of Ranjitgarh?

The population of Ranjitgarh was 2,205 at the 2011 census, living in 451 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Ranjitgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ranjitgarh has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.