# Ramganj Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Ramganj

Ramganj is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 151 households**, the 29th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 985people (2011)
- 151households
- 58.6%literacy
- 804females per 1,000 males

## Ramganj PIN code and other codes

Ramganj falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNohsa
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245006

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ramganj from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)28 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ramganj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ramganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ramganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ramganj

Of every 100 households in Ramganj in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ramganj · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****10%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ramganj?

■ Ramganj · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**946

Working population ****52.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 43.9% for women. 50% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (48%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 102 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ben

- Janaro1,483 people
- Amia Bigha1,409 people
- Babhaniawan1,329 people
- Madhaur1,086 people
- Mashespur586 people
- Sidhi Bigha386 people
- Birbal Bigha245 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ramganj from Biharsharif?28 km by road
- What is the population of Ramganj?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramganj in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ramganj?58.6% (Census 2011)