Ram Singh Walaਰਾਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ram Singh Wala?

Ram Singh Wala is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038182, and it covers 208 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 689 people in Ram Singh Wala: 363 men and 326 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 208 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 139 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 48.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 52.38 per cent and women at 44.98 per cent. The census recorded 215 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 215 main workers, the largest group, 153, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 34 agricultural labourers and 28 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ram Singh Wala's land. Of the village's 208 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (121 hectares). About 87 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 153 cultivators and 34 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 community health centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Ram Singh Wala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur, Rahdalke, Muthianwala and Jhugian Pir Bakhash.

What is the population of Ram Singh Wala?

The population of Ram Singh Wala was 689 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Ram Singh Wala have?

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