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About Ramkhari Village

Ramkhari is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 295 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 182.95 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 295
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramkhari compares

By the 2011 count Ramkhari is the 59th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 182.95 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ramkhari

Ramkhari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ramkhari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ramkhari from other places

Ramkhari lies about 18 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 19 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 Ramkhari
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 18 km
District headquarters Dumka 18 km
Nearest railway station Kurwa 19 km

Villages closest to Ramkhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkhari village had a population of 582. That makes it the 59th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Ramkhari village has 295 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkhari has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ramkhari is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramkhari covers 182.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramkhari falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramkhari is Kurwa, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Ramkhari.

Ramkhari is about 18 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramkhari is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Masalia is about 18 km away. Dumka is about 18 km away. Kurwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nijhor (under 2 km), Bhangahir (4.3 km) and Masalia (4.7 km).

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

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