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About Ram Nagar Village

Ram Nagar is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 256 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,254 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, 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 Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 55.98 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 256
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,254
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ram Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Ram Nagar is the 91st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 55.98 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Ram Nagar

Ram Nagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 Palampur 25 km

Villages closest to Ram Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 577. That makes it the 91st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Ram Nagar village has 256 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ram Nagar has about 1254 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Ram Nagar is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ram Nagar covers 55.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ram Nagar falls under Palampur 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 <5 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 Palampur 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 Haula (2.7 km), Man Simbal Buhla (4.2 km) and Chakban (4.8 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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