Skip to main content

About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is one of the larger villages in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,226, made up of 2,643 males and 2,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, 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 Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 315.11 hectares
Population 5,226
Male Population 2,643
Female Population 2,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 315.11 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

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 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 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 Murarai I 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 Murarai I 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 5,226. That makes it the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 2,643 males and 2,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 315.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramchandrapur falls under Murarai I 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 village 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 Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 10 km away. Murarai I 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 Raichandrapur (under 2 km), Bhabanipur (9.3 km) and Barua Gopalpur (14 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All