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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 815 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.35 hectares hectares.

Ramnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 108.35 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 815
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 53rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 108.35 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ramnagar

Ramnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ramnagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 13 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Ichhapur, about under 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 Ramnagar
Nearest railway station Ichhapur under 2 km
Nearest town Bārākpur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 13 km
District headquarters Hugli 13 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 1,661. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Ramnagar village has 815 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Ramnagar covers 108.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramnagar falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Ichhapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ramnagar.

Ramnagar is about 13 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramnagar is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Ichhapur is about under 2 km away. Bārākpur is about 3.5 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichhpur (under 2 km), Jatarpur (1.5 km) and Paranchapur (1.7 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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