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About Ramkol Village

Ramkol is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 398 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Ramkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 398
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ramkol compares

By the 2011 count Ramkol is the 96th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ramkol

Ramkol 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 Ramkol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ramkol from other places

Ramkol lies about 19 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 9.4 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 Ramkol
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 9.4 km
Nearest town Godda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 19 km
District headquarters Banka 19 km

Villages closest to Ramkol

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

Common questions about Ramkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkol village had a population of 747. That makes it the 96th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Ramkol village has 398 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkol has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Ramkol covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramkol falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ramkol is Panjwara Road, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Ramkol is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 9.4 km away. Godda is about 12 km away. Dhuraiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadpur (under 2 km), Rangaon (1.6 km) and Jasmatpur (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ramkol today is likely to be higher.

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