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Ramidi is a village in the Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Ramidi. The village is administered by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj. It is the biggest village in the surrounding area. It has various facilities such as a bank, government high school, paved roads, street lights, government water tank, various dairies, general grocery stores, dispensary, and gurdwara (Sikh temple) Sant Sar Sahib.

Ramidi
Village
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Coordinates: 31.476452°N 75.395138°E / 31.476452; 75.395138
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,949[1]
	Sex ratio 996/953♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Other spoken	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144802
ISO 3166 code	IN-PB
Vehicle registration	PB-09
Website	kapurthala.gov.in

Some famous Kabaddi players from Ramidi are Beera, Nirbhay Bal, Sarwan Singh Bal, Bagha Bal, Tarsem Bal, Sukha Bal, Tejpal Bal, Kindu Bal, Sona Bal and at present Johal Bal. Many people from Ramidi have settled in Canada, USA, England, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

There are three gurdwaras in the village. One is in Dadu Ki Patti, one is in Jetha Patti, and one gurdwara called Sant Sar Sahib is located close to the main rail track (Jalandhar Amritsar).

Ramidians very actively participated in the Indian farmers' protest (world's largest protest ever)^{[citation needed]} held at the borders of Delhi in December 2020.

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Ramidi has a total number of 418 houses and a population of 1,949, which includes 996 males and 953 females. The literacy rate of Ramidi is 78.50%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 172, which is 8.83% of the total population of Ramidi, and the child sex ratio is approximately 933, higher than the state average of 846.[2]

Population data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	418	-	-
Population	1,949	996	953
Child (0-6)	172	89	83
Schedule Caste	525	270	255
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	78.50 %	84.67 %	72.07 %
Total Workers	608	540	68
Main Worker	425	0	0
Marginal Worker	183	163	20

References

External links

• Villages in Kapurthala
• Kapurthala Villages List

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