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.

[11] According to the 2011 Census of India, Ramgarh CD block had a total population of 73,040, of which 47,871 were rural and 25,169 were urban.

[9] Sirka and Marar are census towns in Ramgarh CD block.

The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 19.86%.

[14] Languages of Ramgarh CD block (2011)[15] At the time of the 2011 census, 41.76% of the population spoke Khortha, 33.48% Hindi, 6.82% Urdu, 3.68% Bhojpuri, 3.44% Magahi, 2.54% Bengali, 2.40% Punjabi, 1.58% Nagpuri and 1.06% Maithili as their first language.

[20] Ramgarh Cantonment railway station is on the Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line.