Ramgarh, Kaimur

Ramgarh block covers an area of 16,448 hectares, of which forests covered 3.2 in 2011.[2] The area currently under cultivation that year was 13,249.7 hectares, while orchards covered another 284.8 hectares and pastures covered an additional 96.4.[2] Another 1,726.1 hectares were under non-agricultural use.[2]

Ramgarh town gets about 1600 mm of rainfall per year on average.[2] Temperatures typically vary from 6 to 45 degrees.[2]

According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio of Ramgarh town was 927 females for every 1000 males, which was the highest among Kaimur district's three urban areas.[2] Of the town's 8,690 people, 1,415 were between the ages of 0 and 6, and the sex ratio of this group was 1007 (i.e. there were more slightly girls than boys: 710 and 705, respectively).[2] Members of scheduled castes made up 23.77% of Ramgarh residents, and there were no members of scheduled tribes living in the town.[2] The literacy rate of Ramgarh town was 79.74%, which was lowest among urban areas in Kaimur district.[2] Literacy was higher in men than in women: 87.96% of men and 70.73% of women in Kaimur town could read and write in 2011, with the corresponding 17.23% literacy gender gap being the highest in Kaimur.[2]

Most of Ramgarh town's workforce was not employed in agriculture in 2011, with only 12.35% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land, and 16.05% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for money.[2] Additionally, 8.51% were classified as household industry workers.[2] Most workers (63.09%) were classified as other workers.[2] The workforce was mostly male, with 1,827 male and 148 female workers in Ramgarh.[2]

For rural areas of Ramgarh block, the sex ratio was 929; among 0-6 year olds, it was 926.[2] Members of scheduled castes made up 22.62% of rural residents, and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.62%.[2] The rural literacy rate was 72.29% (82.24% among men and 61.58% among women).[2]

Most of Ramgarh block's rural workforce was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 30.26% being cultivators and another 49.75% being agricultural labourers.[2] 5.52% were household industry workers, and the remaining 14.48% were other workers.[2] The rural workforce was mostly male, consisting of 28,978 men and 11,926 women.[2]

As of 2011, firefighting services in Ramgarh was covered by the Bhabua fire department.[2] For electricity, Ramgarh had 495 households connected to the power grid that year, 0 commercial or industrial connections, and no electric street lights.[2] Both open and closed were used Ramgarh, and there were 0 latrines.[2]

Besides the town of Ramgarh, there are 125 rural villages in Ramgarh block, as listed below:[2]

• Ramgarh, Kaimur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)