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About Ramgarh Village

Ramgarh is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 364 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144532
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 364
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramgarh compares

By the 2011 count Ramgarh is the 168th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ramgarh

The census records public bus service for Ramgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramgarh from other places

Ramgarh lies about 50 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 6.9 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 Ramgarh
Nearest railway station Alachor 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 7.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 9.2 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 50 km

Villages closest to Ramgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramgarh village had a population of 730. That makes it the 168th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ramgarh village has 364 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramgarh has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ramgarh is 144532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramgarh covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramgarh falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ramgarh is Alachor, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ramgarh.

Ramgarh is about 50 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramgarh is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 6.9 km away. Garhshankar is about 7.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gujjran (under 2 km), Samundra (under 2 km) and Dhamai (1.8 km).

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

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