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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 161 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.58 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Area (hectares) 58.58 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 161
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 132nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 58.58 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 88 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Mayapur, about 4.3 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 Rampur
Nearest railway station Mayapur 4.3 km
Nearest town Arāmbāgh 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotulpur 29 km
District headquarters Bankura 88 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotulpur 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 Rampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 304. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Rampur village has 161 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Rampur covers 58.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Mayapur, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 88 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district. Mayapur is about 4.3 km away. Arāmbāgh is about 5.2 km away. Kotulpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hati (9.6 km), Jayrambati (23 km) and Khiri (27 km).

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

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