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About Rostanpur Village

Rostanpur is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 519 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rostanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rostanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 84.17 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 519
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rostanpur compares

By the 2011 count Rostanpur is the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 84.17 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Rostanpur

Rostanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rostanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rostanpur from other places

Rostanpur lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 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 Rostanpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 18 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Rostanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rostanpur village had a population of 998. That makes it the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Rostanpur village has 519 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rostanpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Rostanpur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rostanpur covers 84.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rostanpur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rostanpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rostanpur.

Rostanpur is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rostanpur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 18 km away. Suri II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patanda (7.3 km), Rajnagar (8.1 km) and Parbatipur (10 km).

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

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