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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mandira Saha
Contact: 76****3392
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- LGD code
- 323525
- Pincode
- 743422
- Post office
- Bhabla
- Population
- 1,300
- Households
- 283
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Sex ratio
- 997 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 470
Census 2011 · in context
How Ramnagar compares
By population, Ramnagar ranks #42 of 60 villages in Basirhat - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.9%
−1.3% vs mandal average
- Ramnagar
- 61.9%
- Basirhat - I mandal
- 63.2%
- North 24 Parganas district
- 76.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
+40 vs mandal average
- Ramnagar
- 997
- Basirhat - I mandal
- 957
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Ramnagar
- 4.6
- Basirhat - I mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ramnagar at a glance
Ramnagar is a village of 1,300 people in 283 households (Census 2011) in Basirhat - I block, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, the 42nd-largest of 60 villages in Basirhat - I block. Literacy is 62%, 1 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 743422, served by Bhabla post office; the LGD village code is 323525. The sarpanch is Mandira Saha, and the village votes in Basirhat Uttar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Md. Tauseffur Rahman. The population is estimated at 1,533 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramnagar · this village | 1,300 | 62% | — |
| Pipha · Basirhat - I | 5,760 | 65% | — |
| Debhog · Basirhat - I | 4,430 | 57% | — |
| Khidirpore · Basirhat - I | 2,678 | 50% | — |
| Shwetpur · Basirhat - I | 2,538 | 63% | — |
| Zanmamudpur · Basirhat - I | 2,256 | 56% | — |
| Kathur · Basirhat - I | 2,141 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ramnagar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 21
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 49.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ramnagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ramnagar
- LGD code
- 323525
- Pincode
- 743422
- Post office
- Bhabla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,300
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,533
- Households
- 283
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 997
- Literacy rate
- 61.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Basirhat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Basirhat Uttar
- Member of Parliament
- Haji Nurul Islam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Md. Tauseffur Rahman
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mandira Saha
- Block / Mandal
- Basirhat - I
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 743422
- BermajurSandeshkhali - II mandal13,136 pop
- JhupkhaliSandeshkhali - II mandal7,908 pop
- SangrampurBasirhat - I mandal7,233 pop
- GotraBasirhat - I mandal5,894 pop
- PiphaBasirhat - I mandal5,760 pop
- DebhogBasirhat - I mandal4,430 pop
- Tyantra Neora (P)Basirhat - II mandal4,070 pop
- LakshmankatiBasirhat - I mandal3,520 pop
- ChandigariBasirhat - II mandal2,899 pop
Same name, different place
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ramnagar
Other villages in Basirhat - I mandal
View all 60+ →- Panitar
- Sangrampur
- Gachha
- Akharpur
- Kodalia
- Gotra
- Pipha
- Merudandi
- Hariharpur
- Debhog
- Goknashri Gobindapur
- Lakshmankati
- Bansjhari Mallikpur
- Patilachandra
- Dhaltitha (P)
- Paikardanga
- Soladana
- Khidirpore
- Mukundakati
- Chaura
- Shankchura
- Shwetpur
- Nimdari
- Anantapur
- Prasannakati
- Paschim Madhyampur
- Biramnagar
- Shankarpur
- Zanmamudpur
- Shibhati
- Kathur
- Gulai Chandi
- Matina
- Paikpara
- Tajpur
- Dakshin Gulaichandi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)