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Where is Ram Dittawala?

Ram Dittawala is a village in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mansa, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mansa community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036120, and it covers 625 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,087 people in Ram Dittawala: 1,104 men and 983 women, living in 391 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 625 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 222, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,030 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.85 per cent and women at 47.18 per cent. The census recorded 1,172 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 609 main workers, the largest group, 263, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 252 agricultural labourers and 67 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 563 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ram Dittawala's land. Of the village's 625 hectares, 570 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 534 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (474 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 428 cultivators and 571 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ram Dittawala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mansa, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mansa, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gehle, Khokhar Khurd, Gagowal and Sadda Singhwala.

What is the population of Ram Dittawala?

The population of Ram Dittawala was 2,087 at the 2011 census, living in 391 households in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Ram Dittawala have?

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