Ramgarh, Dumka

For disambiguation, see Ramgarh.
Ramgarh
Community development block
Ramgarh

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°33′40″N 87°14′58″E / 24.56111°N 87.24944°E / 24.56111; 87.24944Coordinates: 24°33′40″N 87°14′58″E / 24.56111°N 87.24944°E / 24.56111; 87.24944
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Elevation 145 m (476 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 159,911
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 73,872 (55.45%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 814102 (Ramgarh)
Telephone/STD code 06431
Vehicle registration JH 04
Lok Sabha constituency Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jama
Website dumka.nic.in
CD Block

Ramgarh is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 38 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.

Geography

Ramgarh, the CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°33′40″N 87°14′58″E / 24.56111°N 87.24944°E / 24.56111; 87.24944.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ramgarh CD Block had a total population of 159,911, all of which were rural. There were 79,944 (50 %) males and 79,967 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,631 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 76,525. Population below 6 years was 26,694.[2]

Ramgarh is a village with a population of 961 as per 2011 census.[2]

Hindi and Santali are languages spoken in the region.[3]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Ramgarh CD Block was 73,872 (55.45 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 45,774 (62 %) were males and 28,098 (38 %) were females.[2]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[4]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ramgarh, Dumka". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ramgarh block". onefivenine. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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