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About Ram Nagar Village

Ram Nagar is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 457 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ram Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ram Nagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 257.76 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 457
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ram Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Ram Nagar is the 48th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 257.76 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ram Nagar

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

Ram Nagar lies about 65 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 49 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 Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 49 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 65 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 66 km

Villages closest to Ram Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ram Nagar village had a population of 874. That makes it the 48th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Ram Nagar village has 457 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ram Nagar has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ram Nagar is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ram Nagar covers 257.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ram Nagar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ram Nagar is Antagarh, about 49 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 Ram Nagar.

Ram Nagar is about 65 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ram Nagar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 7.8 km away. Antagarh is about 49 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achin Nagar (under 2 km), Ashok Nagar (under 2 km) and Bapu Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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