Ramnagar, Pandaveswar

For other uses, see Ramnagar (disambiguation).

Ramnagar রামনগর
Town
Ramnagar Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bardhaman
Population (2001)
• Total	4,926
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pandaveswar
Website	bardhaman.gov.in

Ramnagar is a census town under Pandaveswar police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Ramnagar is located at .

The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ramnagar had a population of 4926. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Ramnagar has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 46%. In Ramnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Ramnagar has one primary school.