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About Ramgarh Village

Ramgarh is a mid sized village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 487 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramgarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 494221
Area (hectares) 215.02 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 487
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramgarh compares

By the 2011 count Ramgarh is the 10th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 215.02 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ramgarh

Ramgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramgarh 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 Ramgarh from other places

Ramgarh lies about 48 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Nagar, about 40 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 Ramgarh
Tehsil headquarters Sonhat 23 km
Nearest town Shivpur Charcha 39 km
Nearest railway station Nagar 40 km
District headquarters Koriya 48 km

Villages closest to Ramgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramgarh village had a population of 958. That makes it the 10th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Ramgarh village has 487 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramgarh has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ramgarh is 494221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramgarh covers 215.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramgarh falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ramgarh is Nagar, about 40 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 Ramgarh.

Ramgarh is about 48 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramgarh is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. Sonhat is about 23 km away. Shivpur Charcha is about 39 km away. Nagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandha (12 km), Semariya (15 km) and Sonhat (23 km).

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

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