Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh
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Ramnagar is a town in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 state in central India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is located on the Son River
Son River
Son River of central India is the largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries. A British 1850s diary shows that the river was written in English as Soane.-Course:...

 in Satna District
Satna District
Satna District , was formed in 1948, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 1,868,648 , 20.63% of which was urban...

, approximately 60 kilometers from the city of Satna
Satna
Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...

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Ramnagar was formerly in the control of the BaghelVans or BaghelRajah of Rewa District
Rewa District
Rewa District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city Rewa is the district headquarters. Rewa is also known as land of white tigers.-Geography:...

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The village was highly affected by Bansagar
Bansagar
Bansagar or Ban Sagar Dam is a multipurpose Rriver Valley Project on Son River situated in Ganga Basin in Madhya Pradesh, India envisaging both irrigation and hydroelectric power generation....

 project. Now the old village is totally under the water and villagers have shifted to new place by providing them some compensation amount and small pieces of land.This compensation was not enough, everyone lost something, some there birthplace, some there sweet memories. This was the not only loss. Lots of plants were fallen down, agricultural land that was the only source of income for people were forcefully taken and submerged in dam. New town is known as NewRamnagar, this is a well planned town under development.

Transport

Ramnagar is connected to another cities through road links. The nearest railway links are Maihar
Maihar
Maihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...

 and Satna
Satna
Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...

. In the field of education town has middle and primary and high schooling facility, and here also art collage. nearest highway is Jabalpur Allahabad
highway which is passed from amarpatan. amarpatan 20 km away from ramnagar. you can also prefer railway station rewa which is 60 km away from ramnagar.
Ramnagar is a gram panchyat of Satna district.

Population

The majority of the population speaks Bagheli, which is a derivative of Hindi.
Some of the prominent citizens are Shri Ramhit Guptaji, Ex-Minister, Madhya Pradesh. Some of the freedom fighters are Shri Uma Pratap Singh, Shri Sita Prasad, Shri Ganga Prasad.
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