Ramnagar is a Township Area in Ramnagar I CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district, in the state of West Bengal, India.
The headquarters of Ramnagar I CD block are located at Ramnagar.
Ramnagar police station is located at Talgachari. It has jurisdiction over Ramnagar I (part) and Ramnagar II CD blocks. It covers an area of 286.02 km<sup>2</sup> with a population of 309,836.
93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
As per 2011 Census of India Ramnagar had a total population of 1,914 of which 964 (50%) were males and 950 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 196. The total number of literates in Ramnagar was 1,580 (91.97% of the population over 6 years).
SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Ramnagar. Egra-Ramnagar Road meets SH 4 at Ramnagar.
Ramnagar (Bengal) railway station is the nearest railway station on the Tamluk-Digha line,