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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 273 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 47.07 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 273
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 94th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 47.07 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ramnagar

Ramnagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ramnagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 511. That makes it the 94th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Ramnagar village has 273 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ramnagar is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramnagar covers 47.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramnagar falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Ramnagar is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Ambarnagar (under 2 km), Baranagar (under 2 km) and Baranda Sibnagar (under 2 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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