Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)

Ramban

रामबन

—  city  —
Ramban
Location of Ramban
in Jammu and Kashmir and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) [Ramban

[]]

Population 5,443 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


1,156 metres (3,793 ft)

Ramban (Hindi: रामबन) is a newly created district in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Geography

Ramban is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 1156 metres (3792 feet).The boundary lines of new district have come to be drawn from Patnitop on its South, Assar on its East, Gool on its west, and Banihal on its north. The district Ramban comprises 02 Tehsils i.e. Ramban and Banihal and 04 CD blocks, namely Banihal, Gool, Ramban and Ramsoo. As per census 2001, District consists of 116 census villages and 127 Revenue villages out of which two villages namely Dhar Shivgarh (Ramban Tehsil) and Jagir Namdhar (Banihal Tehsil) are un-inhabited. Total panchayat Halqas in District Ramban are 124.toll post is a place in sub district of ramban where gujjar & bakerwal sell their cattles.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Ramban had a population of 5443. Males constitute 68% of the population and females 32%. Ramban has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 59%. In Ramban, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramban
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.