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About Ram Nagar Village

Ram Nagar is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 151 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ram Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ram Nagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 155.67 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 151
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ram Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Ram Nagar is the 41st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 155.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

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 within village. 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 Ram Nagar from other places

Ram Nagar lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, 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 Ram Nagar
Nearest town Dharamsala under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 35 km

Villages closest to Ram Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 273. That makes it the 41st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Ram Nagar village has 151 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ram Nagar has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Ram Nagar is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ram Nagar covers 155.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ram Nagar falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ram Nagar is Nagrota, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ram Nagar.

Ram Nagar is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ram Nagar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about under 2 km away. Nagrota is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silh (4.4 km), Bhatawan (13 km) and Bagi (22 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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