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About Ramjay Village

Ramjay is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 179 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.43 hectares hectares.

Ramjay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramjay village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 216.43 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 179
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramjay compares

By the 2011 count Ramjay is the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 216.43 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ramjay

Ramjay is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramjay as Available within 5 - 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 Ramjay from other places

Ramjay lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 16 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 Ramjay
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 16 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Ramjay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramjay village had a population of 348. That makes it the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Ramjay village has 179 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramjay has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Ramjay covers 216.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ramjay falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramjay is Govindpur Road, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ramjay.

Ramjay is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramjay is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 2.9 km away. Govindpur Road is about 16 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patrauyur (under 2 km), Diyankel (under 2 km) and Guphu (1.6 km).

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

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