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About Dakshin Rampur Village

Dakshin Rampur is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,603, made up of 1,368 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 146.51 hectares
Population 2,603
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Rampur is the 26th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 146.51 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, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dakshin Rampur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Rampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dakshin Rampur from other places

Dakshin Rampur lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 Dakshin Rampur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Rampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Rampur village had a population of 2,603. That makes it the 26th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Dakshin Rampur village has 1,368 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Rampur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Rampur is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Rampur covers 146.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Rampur falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Rampur is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance for Dakshin Rampur.

Dakshin Rampur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Rampur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Rampur (under 2 km), Uttar Gauripur (under 2 km) and Baradangi (2.5 km).

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

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