# Ramgameta Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Ramgameta

Ramgameta is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,402 people in 274 households**, the 70th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,402people (2011)
- 274households
- 66.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Ramgameta PIN code and other codes

Ramgameta falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatRangamati
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361957

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

## How far is Ramgameta from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)43 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)22 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 Ramgameta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maithan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Ramgameta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ramgameta

Of every 100 households in Ramgameta in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ramgameta · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****40%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**37%

Use banking services ****68%**

**53%

Television ****68%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Ramgameta?

■ Ramgameta · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**945

Working population ****37.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 49.6% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 186 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 285 (54%)

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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Ratanpur1,435 people
- Heriajam1,433 people
- Barabari1,430 people
- Chhot Ambana1,421 people
- Jaypur1,401 people
- Jaspur1,399 people
- Khashuri1,381 people
- Kesharkural1,376 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ramgameta from Dhanbad?43 km by road
- What is the population of Ramgameta?1,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramgameta in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ramgameta?66.2% (Census 2011)