Ramgarh Cantonment

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?Ramgarh Cantonment Jharkhand • India
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Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Hazaribag
Population	93,455 (2001^[update])
Codes • Pincode	• 829122

Ramgarh Cantonment is a cantonment town in Hazaribag district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. On 12th September 2007, it became a new district taking the total count of district in state to 24.

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 Cantonment is surrounded by coal-fields at Rajrappa, Sayal and Gidi. Patratu Thermal Power Station is about 30 km 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.

Its a centre for two prestigiuos Indian Army Regiment i.e. Sikh Regiment and Punjab Regiment

Superintendent of police : Homkar Amol Vinukant

Deputy commissioner: Arun Kumar Sinha

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], 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.

Places of interest

Rajrappa Temple: 30 km from Ramgarh Cantonment its a panoramic view of merging of river Bhairavi and Damodar near Mata Chhinmastika Temple visisted by lakhs of visitors and pilgrims every year.

Mata Vaishno Devi Temple: Situated in the heart of Ramgarh Cantt mata temple established in 1991 by Punjabi Hindu Biradari Ramgarh Cantonment visited by various pilgrims from all over India. Gumbad of the temple is made by gold.

Tooti Jharna Temple Situated about 7 km from Ramgarh cantonment on NH-33 Patna Ranchi highway a famous temple of Lord Shiva where water from river falls through a canal on Shiv Linga. The Raghu baba of this temple is belongs from the near by village Digwar and hence most of the Digwar villagers are connected with this temple. To reach this tample is very simple. Just take a route of Ranchi-Patna road and take a right turn from Ranchi Road. It is very near to Ranchi road, just 2-3 km ahead towards the way of Village Digwar.