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About Ramgarh Village

Ramgarh is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 226 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 226
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramgarh compares

By the 2011 count Ramgarh is the 124th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ramgarh

Ramgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramgarh 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 10+ 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 14 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 8.1 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 Rahon 8.1 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 10 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Ramgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 435. That makes it the 124th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Ramgarh village has 226 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramgarh has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ramgarh is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramgarh covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramgarh falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ramgarh is Rahon, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramgarh.

Ramgarh is about 14 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramgarh is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 8.1 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.7 km away. Balachaur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahbazpur (3.0 km), Jadli 178 (4.4 km) and Karimpur Chahwala (4.7 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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