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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 386 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713427, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina II
Pincode 713427
Area (hectares) 45.9 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 386
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 45.9 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

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 <5 km distance. 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 30 km from Barddhaman, 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 Raina II 30 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 30 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raina II 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 731. That makes it the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Rampur village has 386 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 713427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 45.9 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 Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 30 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Paraj is about 4.8 km away. Guskhara is about 12 km away. Raina II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belar (13 km), Narasinhapur (22 km) and Chak Fakirpur (30 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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