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About Ramtala Village

Ramtala is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 366 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramtala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 236.22 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 366
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramtala compares

By the 2011 count Ramtala is the 93rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 236.22 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Ramtala

Ramtala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramtala as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramtala from other places

Ramtala lies about 27 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 14 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 Ramtala
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 13 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 14 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Ramtala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramtala village had a population of 748. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Ramtala village has 366 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramtala has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Ramtala is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramtala covers 236.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramtala falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ramtala is Dagori, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Ramtala.

Ramtala is about 27 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramtala is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 13 km away. Dagori is about 14 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umaria (under 2 km), Kharsola (1.6 km) and Pakaria (2.4 km).

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

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