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About Ramapuram Village

Ramapuram is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,928, made up of 8,440 males and 8,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686576, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramapuram village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Meenachil
Pincode 686576
Area (hectares) 3328 hectares
Population 16,928
Male Population 8,440
Female Population 8,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramapuram compares

By the 2011 count Ramapuram is the 7th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 3328 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ramapuram

Ramapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramapuram from other places

Ramapuram lies about 28 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Kuruppanthara, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ramapuram
Nearest town Palai 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Kuruppanthara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Meenachil 28 km
District headquarters Kottayam 28 km

Villages closest to Ramapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meenachil tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ramapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramapuram village had a population of 16,928. That makes it the 7th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Ramapuram village has 8,440 males and 8,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramapuram has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ramapuram is 686576. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramapuram covers 3328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramapuram falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Ramapuram is Kuruppanthara, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramapuram.

Ramapuram is about 28 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramapuram is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 9.9 km away. Kuruppanthara is about 18 km away. Meenachil is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadanad (5.1 km), Uzhavoor (5.8 km) and Kurichithanam (6.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ramapuram today is likely to be higher.

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