Ramgarh Cantonment
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| Ramgarh Cantonment | |
| State - District(s) |
Jharkhand - Hazaribagh |
| Area | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
73,455 - |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 829112 - + - |
See Ramgarh for disambiguation.
Ramgarh Cantonment is a cantonment town in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The civil area of the town outside the cantonment is called Ramgarh. It lies close by and to the North of the state capital of Ranchi. During World War II, the Chinese X force was trained at Ramgarh by American instructors at British expense.
Ramagrh Cantt. is surrounded by coal-fileds like Rajrappa, Sayal, Giddi etc. Patratu Thermal Power Station is about 30 km away from Ramgarh.
Ramgarh Cantonment is a railway station in the Muri-Barkakhana section. It is on the Ranchi-Hazaribagh Road. Another road links it to Bokaro Steel City. Damodar River flows past the town. Although the area was earlier part of the Ramgarh Raj, the latter was spread over a much wider area than the cantonment town.
The civil town was the venue of the All-India Congress session in 1940. It has also been the venue of many other important political conferences.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Ramgarh Cantonment had a population of 73,455. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Ramgarh Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Ramgarh Cantonment, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
