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Where is Ramu Thiara?

Ramu Thiara is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Ramu--Thiara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031740, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 171 people in Ramu Thiara: 93 men and 78 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 3.7 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 153 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 37 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.08 per cent and women at 73.53 per cent. The census recorded 126 workers, about 74 per cent of the village. Of the 78 main workers, the largest group, 44, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ramu Thiara's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 93 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 6 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 56 cultivators and 10 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ramu Thiara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sahari, Ajram, Attowal and Ahrana.

What is the population of Ramu Thiara?

The population of Ramu Thiara was 171 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ramu Thiara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ramu Thiara has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.