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About Ramdih Village

Ramdih is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 381 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 381
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Ramdih compares

By the 2011 count Ramdih is the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 989.

Getting to Ramdih

Ramdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ramdih 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 Ramdih from other places

Ramdih lies about 43 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 5.6 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 Ramdih
Nearest railway station Kurkura 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basia 9.4 km
District headquarters Gumla 43 km
Nearest town Simdega 43 km

Villages closest to Ramdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramdih village had a population of 748. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Ramdih village has 381 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramdih has about 963 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Ramdih is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramdih covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ramdih falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramdih is Kurkura, about 5.6 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 Ramdih.

Ramdih is about 43 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramdih is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Kurkura is about 5.6 km away. Basia is about 9.4 km away. Gumla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadamdih (under 2 km), Unchdih (under 2 km) and Amdega (1.7 km).

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

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