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About Ramganga Village

Ramganga is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,118, made up of 2,129 males and 1,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramganga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramganga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743371
Area (hectares) 516.4 hectares
Population 4,118
Male Population 2,129
Female Population 1,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramganga compares

By the 2011 count Ramganga is the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 516.4 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ramganga

Ramganga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramganga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramganga from other places

Ramganga lies about 40 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 15 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 Ramganga
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Namkhana 15 km
Nearest town Haldia 39 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 40 km

Villages closest to Ramganga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima 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 Ramganga

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramganga village had a population of 4,118. That makes it the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Ramganga village has 2,129 males and 1,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramganga has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Ramganga is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramganga covers 516.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramganga falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramganga is Namkhana, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramganga.

Ramganga is about 40 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramganga is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 3.1 km away. Namkhana is about 15 km away. Haldia is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Mahendrapur (under 2 km), Jagindrapur (2.2 km) and Dakshin Gobindapur (2.3 km).

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

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