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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,421, made up of 1,277 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Ramnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 2,421
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 46th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 8.9 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 railway station Jalalgarh 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 2,421. That makes it the 46th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Ramnagar village has 1,277 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Ramnagar covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramnagar falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Jalalgarh, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ramnagar.

Ramnagar is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramnagar is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 8.9 km away. Amour is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamela (under 2 km), Chhapraili (under 2 km) and Jalkar (1.5 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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