Ramgarh, Dumka (village)

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Ramgarh, Dumka. For other uses, see Ramgarh.

Ramgarh
Village
Ramgarh Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Ramgarh Ramgarh (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°33′40″N87°14′58″E / 24.561111°N 87.249444°E / 24.561111; 87.249444
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Population  (2011)
• Total	961
Languages (*For language details see Ramgarh, Dumka#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814102
Telephone/ STD code	06431
Lok Sabha constituency	Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jama
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Ramgarh is a village in the Ramgarh, Dumka CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
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Location

Ramgarh is located at 24°33′40″N87°14′58″E / 24.561111°N 87.249444°E / 24.561111; 87.249444 .

Overview

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[1]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area

Ramgarh has an area of 83 hectares (210 acres). ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ramgarh had a total population of 961, of which 473 (49%) were males and 488 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 135. The total number of literate persons in Ramgarh was 826 (82.57% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Ramgarh. ^[3]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Ramgarh, Dumka CD block is at Ramgarh village. ^[4]

Education

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Ramgarh, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[5]

Government High School Ramgarh is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. ^[6]

Model School Ramgarh is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[7]

Project Girls High School Ramgarh is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in class IX and X. ^[8]

References

1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. "KGBV Ramgarh". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
6. "High School Ramgarh". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
7. "Model School Ramgarh". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
8. "Project Girls HS Ramgarh". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.