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About Ramgarha Village

Ramgarha is one of the larger villages in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,760, made up of 3,811 males and 3,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.2 hectares hectares.

Ramgarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramgarha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 519.2 hectares
Population 7,760
Male Population 3,811
Female Population 3,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ramgarha compares

By the 2011 count Ramgarha is the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 519.2 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ramgarha

Ramgarha 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 Ramgarha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ramgarha from other places

Ramgarha lies about 45 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Awatar Nagar, about 3.7 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 Ramgarha
Nearest railway station Awatar Nagar 3.7 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 10 km
District headquarters Saran 45 km

Villages closest to Ramgarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramgarha village had a population of 7,760. That makes it the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Ramgarha village has 3,811 males and 3,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramgarha has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Ramgarha covers 519.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramgarha falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ramgarha is Awatar Nagar, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ramgarha.

Ramgarha is about 45 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramgarha is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Awatar Nagar is about 3.7 km away. Dighwāra is about 7.9 km away. Garkha is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banwari Basant (under 2 km), Gauhar Basant (under 2 km) and Sirpal Basant (under 2 km).

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

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