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About Ramkol Village

Ramkol is a large village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,763, made up of 1,432 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.34 hectares hectares.

Ramkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Area (hectares) 98.34 hectares
Population 2,763
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramkol compares

By the 2011 count Ramkol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 98.34 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ramkol

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

Ramkol lies about 36 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 20 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 Ramkol
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 11 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 20 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 36 km

Villages closest to Ramkol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkol village had a population of 2,763. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Ramkol village has 1,432 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkol has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Ramkol covers 98.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramkol falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramkol is Ammapali, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ramkol.

Ramkol is about 36 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramkol is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 11 km away. Ammapali is about 20 km away. Colgong 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 Goradih (2.3 km), Gorantia (2.9 km) and Gopalpur (3.8 km).

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

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