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About Ramthenga Village

Ramthenga is one of the larger villages in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,269, made up of 3,235 males and 3,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramthenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramthenga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 720.28 hectares
Population 6,269
Male Population 3,235
Female Population 3,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramthenga compares

By the 2011 count Ramthenga is the 7th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 720.28 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Ramthenga

Ramthenga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramthenga 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 Ramthenga from other places

Ramthenga lies about 28 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Gumanihat, about 2.4 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 Ramthenga
Nearest railway station Gumanihat 2.4 km
Nearest town Fālākāta 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathabhanga II 28 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 28 km

Villages closest to Ramthenga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathabhanga II 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 Ramthenga

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramthenga village had a population of 6,269. That makes it the 7th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Ramthenga village has 3,235 males and 3,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramthenga has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Ramthenga is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramthenga covers 720.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramthenga falls under Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramthenga is Gumanihat, about 2.4 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 Ramthenga.

Ramthenga is about 28 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramthenga is in Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Gumanihat is about 2.4 km away. Fālākāta is about 5.3 km away. Mathabhanga II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraibari (14 km).

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

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