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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 783 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 214.81 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 783
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 39th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 214.81 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur 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 Rampur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 140 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 9.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 140 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 1,526. That makes it the 39th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Rampur village has 783 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 214.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 140 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Takipur is about 5.6 km away. Tapan is about 9.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abhirampur (under 2 km), Gangarampur (under 2 km) and Muktarampur (under 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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