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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 510 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 303.45 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 510
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 303.45 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ramnagar

Ramnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ramnagar from other places

Ramnagar lies about 31 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 3.0 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 Ramnagar
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 3.0 km
Nearest town Pakur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 31 km
District headquarters Birbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramnagar village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Ramnagar village has 510 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ramnagar is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramnagar covers 303.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramnagar falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Banshlai Bridge, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ramnagar.

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

Ramnagar is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 3.0 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Illambazar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (5.0 km), Rangpur (10 km) and Dakshin Ekdala (11 km).

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

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