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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a large village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,353, made up of 1,204 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.37 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Area (hectares) 151.37 hectares
Population 2,353
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 15th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 151.37 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 61 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Paraj, about 4.8 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 Paraj 4.8 km
Nearest town Guskhara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonamukhi 26 km
District headquarters Bankura 61 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonamukhi 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 2,353. That makes it the 15th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Rampur village has 1,204 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Rampur covers 151.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Paraj, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 61 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 Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. Paraj is about 4.8 km away. Guskhara is about 12 km away. Sonamukhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palashdanga (25 km), Sonamukhi (26 km) and Panchal (42 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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