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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 289 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 66.7 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 289
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 80th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 66.7 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Rampur

The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 5.6 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 Takipur 5.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati 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 Rampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 574. That makes it the 80th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Rampur village has 289 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 66.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Takipur, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 5.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Nalhati I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rameshwarpur (1.8 km), Raninagar (2.1 km) and Debagram (2.2 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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