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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 645 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.95 hectares hectares.

Ramnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 51.95 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 645
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 88th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 51.95 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ramnagar

Ramnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramnagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramnagar from other places

Ramnagar lies about 88 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 20 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 Ramnagar
Nearest town Shahbazpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 88 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramnagar village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 88th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Ramnagar village has 645 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Ramnagar covers 51.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramnagar falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Gogipothia Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ramnagar is about 88 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramnagar is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Shahbazpur is about 18 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 20 km away. Kadwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolha (under 2 km), Sundargachhi Milik (2.1 km) and Sahanpur (2.3 km).

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

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