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About Ram Nagar Village

Ram Nagar is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 309 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ram Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ram Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 42.61 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 309
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ram Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Ram Nagar is the 89th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 42.61 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Ram Nagar

Ram Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ram Nagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ram Nagar from other places

Ram Nagar lies about 33 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 11 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 Ram Nagar
Nearest railway station Barda 11 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 31 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Ram Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaghat 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 Ram Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ram Nagar village had a population of 620. That makes it the 89th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Ram Nagar village has 309 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ram Nagar has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Ram Nagar is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ram Nagar covers 42.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ram Nagar falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ram Nagar is Barda, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ram Nagar.

Ram Nagar is about 33 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ram Nagar is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Kolaghat 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 Kodalia (3.0 km), Parulia (5.0 km) and Barada Nankar (5.9 km).

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

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