Rampura Phul
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| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Bathinda |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,450 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 151103 |
| Telephone code | +91 (0)1651 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-40 |
Rampura Phul is a Suburb town of Bathinda City and a municipal committee in Bathinda district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located on Dehradun-Chandigarh-Bathinda National Highway (No. 7). It is named so because it is located in between two villages Rampura & Phul Town. Phul Town serves as a Tehsil for villages in nearby area. City is main market for all surrounding villages and education center, since many students from villages come here for education.
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History
It is a city located between two villages of Rampura and Phul and hence its name Rampura Phul.These are the twin towns Rampura and Phul, part of the town was founded by Phul, the ancestor of the Phulkian family, 1827 AD. Phul was earlier a part of the Nabha State. It was regularly built and divided into 8 agwars. Its wall is octagonal, studded with pakka gate ways. The fort at Phul was constructed by ChaudhriPhul. Even in 1904, there existed a Vernacular Middle School at Phul(Now in Chotian Village). A fort was constructed in Chotian Village by Nabha state Prince Heera Singh.Prince Heera Singh was Lived few Years in Fort.A railway station was set up in 1918 between the two villages and market towns grew on either side of railway track. Rampura side belonged to Patiala and Phul to Nabha Princely state. After independence in 1947, the city of Rampura Phul was under the Barnala District of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). In 1954, it was transferred to the Bathinda District of Punjab.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Rampura Phul had a population of 42,820. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rampura Phul has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 61%. In Rampura Phul, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Surrounding
Mehraj, the ancestral village of Patiala royal family, is situated 3 km away from the town. 22 villages emerge from Mehraj forming the Bahia group. Other villages near Rampura City are Bhunder, Mandi Kalan, Dahde,soochan,Chotian, Gill and Lehra Mohhbat,Dikh,Jethuke,Balanwali
Colleges
Recently Punjabi University Patiala has opened a regional campus named Yadvindra college of engineering on May 31, 2005 by converting it from Tapasavi Puran Dass Ji Malwa College (known in area as TPD malwa college). There are 2 girls college also in the town named Shaheed Smark College and Sarswati College, Fateh Group of Colleges.
Schools
There is prominent school like Mount Litera Zee School a chain of Zee group. There are many other school like sarvhitkari sr.sec.vidya mandir, Bharatiya Model public school, Modern secular Public school,St. Xavier senior secondary school , Arya high school,Jai tulsi anuvrat, Government Boys school, Doon public shool,Global Discovery etc.
Banks
State Bank of India, State Bank of Patiala, Punjab National Bank, Punjab and Sindh Bank,Allahabad Bank,Canara Bank, HDFC Bank, Co-Operative Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of India, ICICI Bank, UCO Bank and Muthoot finance,Banur Bank ,OBC Bank,kotak Mahindra Bank,Andhra Bank and many other branches are present in the Rampura city.
Population distribution of Village Phul
Male Population-Census(2011)- Males:4774 Females:4196 Total Population:8970
References
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