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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 305 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 305
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 94th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ramnagar

Ramnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ramnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 129 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hasanpur Road, about 5.7 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 Hasanpur Road 5.7 km
Nearest town Rosera 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 129 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 568. That makes it the 94th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Ramnagar village has 305 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ramnagar is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramnagar covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramnagar falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Hasanpur Road, about 5.7 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 km distance for Ramnagar.

Ramnagar is about 129 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Hasanpur Road is about 5.7 km away. Rosera is about 15 km away. Dagarua 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 Amna (under 2 km), Parsarai (under 2 km) and Dumra (5.9 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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