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About Rampur Village

Rampur is one of the larger villages in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,274, made up of 9,470 males and 8,804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2105.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736207, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736207
Area (hectares) 2105.14 hectares
Population 18,274
Male Population 9,470
Female Population 8,804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 2105.14 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

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 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 16 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Maradanga, about 6.5 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 Maradanga 6.5 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tufanganj II 16 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 16 km

Villages closest to Rampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 18,274. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Rampur village has 9,470 males and 8,804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 736207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 2105.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Maradanga, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 16 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Maradanga is about 6.5 km away. Tufānganj is about 11 km away. Tufanganj II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala Kuthi (17 km), Chhat Balakuthi (19 km) and Dhaldabri (19 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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