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About Ramsara Village

Ramsara is one of the larger villages in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,394, made up of 2,905 males and 2,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1810 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramsara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152116
Area (hectares) 1810 hectares
Population 5,394
Male Population 2,905
Female Population 2,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramsara compares

By the 2011 count Ramsara is the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1810 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Ramsara

Ramsara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramsara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramsara from other places

Ramsara lies about 103 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahawalbas, about 11 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 Ramsara
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Bahawalbas 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 103 km

Villages closest to Ramsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramsara village had a population of 5,394. That makes it the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Ramsara village has 2,905 males and 2,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramsara has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Ramsara is 152116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramsara covers 1810 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramsara falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ramsara is Bahawalbas, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramsara.

Ramsara is about 103 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramsara is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Abohar is about 9.0 km away. Bahawalbas is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpura (3.1 km), Wahabwala (3.9 km) and Bhagu (4.1 km).

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

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