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About Ramgar Village

Ramgar is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 539 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramgar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 332.1 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 539
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramgar compares

By the 2011 count Ramgar is the 34th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 332.1 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ramgar

Ramgar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ramgar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramgar from other places

Ramgar lies about 60 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhargram, about 27 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 Ramgar
Tehsil headquarters Simlapal 24 km
Nearest railway station Jhargram 27 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 27 km
District headquarters Bankura 60 km

Villages closest to Ramgar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramgar village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 34th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Ramgar village has 539 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramgar has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ramgar is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramgar covers 332.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramgar falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramgar is Jhargram, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ramgar.

Ramgar is about 60 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramgar is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. Simlapal is about 24 km away. Jhargram is about 27 km away. Jhārgrām is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarenga (8.6 km), Rasikpur (16 km) and Penruabaid (19 km).

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

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