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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 172 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712512
Area (hectares) 23.9 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 172
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 23.9 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

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 <5 km distance. 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 46 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Lebutala, about 15 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 Lebutala 15 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 26 km
District headquarters Hugli 46 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 356. That makes it the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Rampur village has 172 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 23.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Lebutala, about 15 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 village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 46 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Lebutala is about 15 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 20 km away. Balagarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Char Rampur (under 2 km), Naricha (3.6 km) and Serpur (4.8 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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