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About Ramkrishnapur Village

Ramkrishnapur is a mid sized village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 803 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramkrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733126
Area (hectares) 88.09 hectares
Population 1,557
Male Population 803
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramkrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramkrishnapur is the 14th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 88.09 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ramkrishnapur

Ramkrishnapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramkrishnapur as Available within 10+ 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 Ramkrishnapur from other places

Ramkrishnapur lies about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Ramkrishnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hilli 25 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 25 km

Villages closest to Ramkrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkrishnapur village had a population of 1,557. That makes it the 14th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Ramkrishnapur village has 803 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkrishnapur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ramkrishnapur is 733126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramkrishnapur covers 88.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramkrishnapur falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramkrishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ramkrishnapur.

Ramkrishnapur is about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramkrishnapur is in Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Hilli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Krishnapur (under 2 km), Srikrishnapur (under 2 km) and Basudebpur (18 km).

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

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