About Ramja Village

Ramja is a large village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,290, made up of 1,160 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramja village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	2262 hectares
Population	2,290
Male Population	1,160
Female Population	1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 Ramja compares

By the 2011 count Ramja is the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 2262 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 995.

Getting to Ramja

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

Ramja lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bano, about 53 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 Ramja
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	14 km
Nearest town	Simdega	24 km
District headquarters	Gumla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Bano	53 km

Villages closest to Ramja

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

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Common questions about Ramja

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramja village had a population of 2,290. That makes it the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Ramja village has 1,160 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramja has about 974 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Ramja is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramja covers 2262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ramja falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramja is Bano, about 53 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 Ramja.

Ramja is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramja is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 14 km away. Simdega is about 24 km away. Gumla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.