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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 204 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramchandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramchandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 231.89 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 204
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 127th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 231.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur 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 Ramchandrapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramchandrapur from other places

Ramchandrapur lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 3.5 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 Ramchandrapur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Ramchandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramchandrapur village had a population of 398. That makes it the 127th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 204 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 231.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ramchandrapur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Gadadharpur, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ramchandrapur.

Ramchandrapur is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramchandrapur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 10 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandarpapur (1.9 km), Bisheghata (2.6 km) and Rasulpur (4.5 km).

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

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