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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 697 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramnagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 54.77 hectares
Population 1,303
Male Population 697
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 54.77 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ramnagar

Ramnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ramnagar as Available within <5 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 Ramnagar from other places

Ramnagar lies about 48 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 5.5 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 Ramnagar
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 5.5 km
Nearest town Farakka 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.1 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 48 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramnagar village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Ramnagar village has 697 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ramnagar is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramnagar covers 54.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramnagar falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Bonidanga, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ramnagar.

Ramnagar is about 48 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramnagar is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 5.5 km away. Farakka is about 6.9 km away. Barharwa is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakitwakanaidanga (under 2 km), Chakjitwakanaidanga (under 2 km) and Kalu (under 2 km).

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

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