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About Ramtara Village

Ramtara is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 719 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 379.68 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 719
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramtara compares

By the 2011 count Ramtara is the 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 379.68 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Ramtara

Ramtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramtara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ramtara from other places

Ramtara lies about 52 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 13 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 Ramtara
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 13 km
Nearest town Balod 18 km
District headquarters Durg 52 km

Villages closest to Ramtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramtara village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Ramtara village has 719 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramtara has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Ramtara is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramtara covers 379.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramtara falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ramtara is Latabor, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ramtara.

Ramtara is about 52 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramtara is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 6.7 km away. Latabor is about 13 km away. Balod is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanpuri (2.0 km), Ghoghopuri (2.3 km) and Sohpur (2.5 km).

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

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