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About Rama Village

Rama is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 534 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rama village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 1127.99 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 534
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rama compares

By the 2011 count Rama is the 30th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1127.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Rama

Rama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rama as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rama from other places

Rama lies about 16 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 42 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 Rama
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 16 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 42 km

Villages closest to Rama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rama village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 30th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Rama village has 534 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rama has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Rama is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rama covers 1127.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rama falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rama is Jaisalmer, about 42 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 village for Rama.

Rama is about 16 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rama is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 16 km away. Jaisalmer is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumliyai (2.1 km), Kathora (3.7 km) and Koda (4.7 km).

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

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