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About Ramkheta Village

Ramkheta is a small village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 123 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramkheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkheta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 545 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 123
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramkheta compares

By the 2011 count Ramkheta is the 78th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 545 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Ramkheta

Ramkheta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramkheta as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ramkheta from other places

Ramkheta lies about 21 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 30 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 Ramkheta
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti 6.9 km
Nearest town Bagaha 20 km
District headquarters Chatra 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 30 km

Villages closest to Ramkheta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Ramkheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkheta village had a population of 242. That makes it the 78th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Ramkheta village has 123 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkheta has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Ramkheta is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramkheta covers 545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ramkheta falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramkheta is Kathautia, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ramkheta.

Ramkheta is about 21 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramkheta is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 6.9 km away. Bagaha is about 20 km away. Chatra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotap (under 2 km), Temka (1.5 km) and Dumaria (2.2 km).

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

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