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About Ramnagar Village

Ramnagar is a mid sized village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 651 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743422, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743422
Area (hectares) 49.26 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 651
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramnagar is the 42nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 49.26 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

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 village. 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 North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 8.6 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 Thakurnagar 8.6 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 13 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Ramnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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 1,300. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Ramnagar village has 651 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramnagar has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ramnagar is 743422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramnagar covers 49.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramnagar falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramnagar is Thakurnagar, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramnagar.

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

Ramnagar is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 8.6 km away. Gobārdānga is about 11 km away. Basirhat I 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 Biramnagar (under 2 km), Goknashri Gobindapur (4.3 km) and Sangrampur (13 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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