As of 2012[update], Ramgarh was not among the highly affected districts in the state.

[1] According to the Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (IG) Saket Singh, as reported on 8 December 2020, "The activities of CPI-Maoist are now confined to small pockets in the state because of our efforts."

[3] A major portion of the district is a part of the Damodar trough on the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

The main tributaries of Damodar in the area are Naikari, Bhairavi/ Bhera and Bokaro.

The Rajrappa falls and Naikari dam are important landmarks.

[10] According to the 2011 Census of India, Patratu CD block had a total population of 247,841, of which 92,822 were rural and 155,019 were urban.

The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 17.82%.

[8] See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

[13] Languages of Patratu CD block (2011)[14] At the time of the 2011 census, 45.87% of the population spoke Khortha, 25.41% Hindi, 7.19% Urdu, 5.32% Magahi, 5.02% Bhojpuri, 4.31% Nagpuri, 1.37% Bengali, 1.10% Santali, 1.02% Maithili and 1.01% Kurukh as their first language.

The plant has become old and operates at a derated[clarification needed] capacity.

[20] The foundation stone for the 800 x 5 MW Patratu Super Thermal Power Project was laid by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, in 2018.

[23] Jindal Steel and Power has set up a 0.6 million tonnes per year wire rod mill and a 1 million tonnes per year bar mill at Patratu.