[clarification needed] Buddhism and Jainism: It is certified by the symbolic relics of Buddha period in the temple of Gola.

[5] The power of obtaining reference from Ramgarh regime was given to East India Company by King Shah Alam II.

The military district of Ramgarh contained Nagpur, Palamu, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Giridih and Kodarma.

On 8 January 1856, Sheik Bhikari and Thakur Upraon Singh were hanged on a bunyan tree in Chhuttupalu valley.

On 13 September 2012, Ramgarh become the first district in the country where payment of government schemes like KCC and Indra Awash was done through UID[definition needed] or Aadhaar cards.

Barka Pahar (Marang Buru)[17] 1,049 m (3,442 ft) high above sea level located along the Ramgarh-Ranchi border is probably the highest peak, and it also separates the districts.

Ramgarh Cantonment, Mael, Barkipona, Gola Road, Harubera, Sondimra and Barlanga Station come under Ranchi Division of SER.

[28] Ranchi Road, Chainpur, Argada, Barkakana Junction, Bhurkunda, Patratu and Tokisud station come Under Dhanbad Division of ECR.

Ranchi-Koderma-Tilaiya Junction[29] railway station (Bihar) new rail line project[30] of the state passes through the district.

Special passenger train service started[33] on 31 March 2017[34] from Barkakana Junction to Sidhwar station of Barkakana–Ranchi new line[35] section.

A trial run of the passenger train between Tatisilwai and Sanki railway stations (31.4 km) on Ranchi Barkakana's new rail line was conducted on 17 January 2018.

The district is endowed with a large and rich deposit of coal and coalbed methane (CBM) and also possesses various other minerals like limestone as well as fire clay.

The district's coal deposits are mainly found in South Karanpura, West Bokaro and Ramgarh coalfields.

Several mineral-based industries like steel, sponge iron, cement, refractory and thermal power plants are established due to the availability of coal and other minerals.

The major and most celebrated fairs and festivals include Diwali, Holi, Durga Puja or Navaratri, Dussehra, Ramanavami, Karam or Karma, Sarhul, Tusu, Eid, Sarsawati puja, Chhath, Makar Sankranti, and Jivitputrika or Jitiya (Hindi: जिउतिया).

The most well-known and common cuisine in Ramgarh includes roti (chapati) or phulka, rice or bhat, dal, sabzi or tarkari and achar (South Asian pickles).

The Maa Chhinmastika temple (मां छिन्नमस्तिका मंदिर)[55] is situated at Rajrappa (रजरप्पा), 28 km (17 mi) away from Ramgarh Cantonment on the confluence of rivers Damodar and Bhairavi (भैरवी) or Bhera (भेड़ा).

This temple is noted in the Vedas and Puranas and it has been recognized as an ancient and strong source of Shakti, or divine energy.

In Hindu mythology, Damodar is considered an incarnation of the god Shiva and while Bharvi is the goddess Shakti.

According to the chapter "Ramgarh" from the book East India Gazetteer by Walter Hamilton, published in 1828, as well as Comprehensive History of Bihar by Dr. Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha published in 1974, there is no evidence of pilgrimage places like Rajrappa or existence of the Chhinamastika Temple at Rajrappa in the Ramgarh area of undivided Bihar.

Peshwa's advance troops missed their passage to Ramgarh and turned towards the jungle, reaching an area near the confluence of the Bera river near Damuda.

The missing unfortunate general was likely the Prince of Jawa (Mewar) Karam Singh with his troops, and they never joined Peshwa due to the dense forest and unknown mountain pass.

She became a sati by sacrificing her life in the Rajrappa waterfall after one day of Makar to get rid of Mirza Ramjani, brother of the deceased Mogul Nawab Siraj.

Later on, her soul was worshiped by her men[clarification needed] and local people at Rajrappa in a small mandir by Sabar priest.

Some Bramhin priests from Medinpur settled near Rajrappa due to the gathering of people and the popularity of the small mandir.

Tusu's name was later forgotten and her small mandir was shifted some feet above near the waterfall and converted to Chhinamastika Temple recently.[when?]

Many renowned artists including Abhijit Bhatacharya, Pooja Gaitonde, Chetan Joshi, Padamshree Mukund Nayak, Megha Dalton, and Bharat Sharma performed during the Mohatsav.

After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, the pitcher containing the remains of the departed were dispatched to different places of the country including Ramgarh.

Earlier, a fair used to be organized here on the occasion of the birthday and anniversary of Bapu[definition needed] but now this practice has been abandoned.

At the outbreak of World War II, some soldiers who rose up against Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and who were also supporters of the friendly states, were captured and imprisoned at Ramgarh.