Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur Explained

Ramnagar
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:21.6786°N 87.5592°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Purba Medinipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1,914
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:721441 (Ramnagar)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03229
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kanthi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ramnagar

Ramnagar is a Township Area, in Ramnagar I CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Ramnagar I CD block are located at Ramnagar.[1]

Police station

Ramnagar police station is located at Talgachari. It has jurisdiction over Ramnagar I (part) and Ramnagar II CD blocks. It covers an area of 286.02 km2 with a population of 309,836.[2]

Urbanisation

93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ramnagar had a total population of 1,914 of which 964 (50%) were males and 950 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 196. The total number of literates in Ramnagar was 1,580 (91.97% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Ramnagar.[5] Egra-Ramnagar Road meets SH 4 at Ramnagar.[6]

Ramnagar (Bengal) railway station is the nearest railway station on the Tamluk-Digha line,[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur . Map of Purba Medinipur with CD block HQs and Police Stations . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 9 November 2016 .
  2. Web site: Ramnagar PS . Purba Medinipur District Police . 10 November 2016.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur . Table 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 22 April 2019 .
  4. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 10 November 2016 .
  5. Web site: List of State Highways in West Bengal . West Bengal Traffic Police . 10 November 2016.
  6. Google maps
  7. Web site: 68690 Digha-Mecheda Local . Time Table. indiarailinfo . 10 November 2016.