About Ramai Village

Ramai is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,335, made up of 2,807 males and 2,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	377 hectares
Population	5,335
Male Population	2,807
Female Population	2,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ramai compares

By the 2011 count Ramai is the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ramai

Ramai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ramai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramai from other places

Ramai lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ramai
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	8.1 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	11 km
District headquarters	Araria	19 km

Villages closest to Ramai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ramai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramai village had a population of 5,335. That makes it the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Ramai village has 2,807 males and 2,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramai has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Ramai is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramai covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramai falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ramai is Gogipothia Halt, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ramai.

Ramai is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramai is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 8.1 km away. Shahbazpur is about 9.5 km away. Forbesganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.