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About Rame Village

Rame is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 628 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rame Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rame village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 628
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Rame compares

By the 2011 count Rame is the 35th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Rame

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

Rame lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nurmahal, about 4.2 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 Rame
Nearest railway station Nurmahal 4.2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Rame

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rame village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 35th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Rame village has 628 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rame has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Rame is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rame covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rame falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rame is Nurmahal, about 4.2 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 Rame.

Rame is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rame is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nurmahal is about 4.2 km away. Jandiāla is about 13 km away. Shahkot is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samailpur (7.9 km), Khurampur (10 km) and Raipur (11 km).

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

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