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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 518 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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 Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 138.14 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 518
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 95th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 138.14 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Ramnagar

Ramnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramnagar as Available within 10+ 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 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 56 km from Murshidabad, 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 Sagardighi 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 56 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi 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 1,042. That makes it the 95th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Ramnagar village has 518 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Ramnagar is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramnagar covers 138.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramnagar falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad 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 <5 km distance.

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

Ramnagar is about 56 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Banshlai Bridge is about 3.0 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Sagardighi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beloria (2.8 km), Itor (3.9 km) and Balia (4.6 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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