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About Ramtunda Village

Ramtunda is a mid sized village in Chatra tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 535 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramtunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramtunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Chatra
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 535
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramtunda compares

By the 2011 count Ramtunda is the 26th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ramtunda

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

Ramtunda lies about 10 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 24 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 Ramtunda
Tehsil headquarters Chatra 10 km
Nearest town Chatrā 10 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 24 km

Villages closest to Ramtunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramtunda village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 26th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Ramtunda village has 535 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramtunda has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ramtunda is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramtunda covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramtunda falls under Chatra tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramtunda is Katkamsandi, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Ramtunda.

Ramtunda is about 10 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramtunda is in Chatra tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 10 km away. Chatrā is about 10 km away. Katkamsandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jainpur (under 2 km), Jangi (under 2 km) and Dariatu (under 2 km).

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

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