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About Ram Kolwa Village

Ram Kolwa is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 299 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares.

Ram Kolwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ram Kolwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 299
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ram Kolwa compares

By the 2011 count Ram Kolwa is the 79th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Ram Kolwa

Ram Kolwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ram Kolwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ram Kolwa from other places

Ram Kolwa lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 2 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 Ram Kolwa
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 4.3 km
Nearest town Chāpra 4.3 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Ram Kolwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 Ram Kolwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ram Kolwa village had a population of 578. That makes it the 79th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Ram Kolwa village has 299 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ram Kolwa has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Ram Kolwa covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ram Kolwa falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ram Kolwa is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ram Kolwa.

Ram Kolwa is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ram Kolwa is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about under 2 km away. Chapra is about 4.3 km away. Chāpra is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chan Chaura (under 2 km), Hasanpurwa (under 2 km) and Jamuna (under 2 km).

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

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