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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 619 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 180.82 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 619
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 37th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 180.82 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 58 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Sitarampur, about under 2 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 Sitarampur under 2 km
Nearest town Kulti 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Saltora 23 km
District headquarters Bankura 58 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saltora 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 1,237. That makes it the 37th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Rampur village has 619 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 180.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Sitarampur, about under 2 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 Rampur.

Rampur is about 58 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 Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. Sitarampur is about under 2 km away. Kulti is about 4.4 km away. Saltora is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (10 km), Ituri (12 km) and Mahisaradi (17 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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