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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,026, made up of 540 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742123, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742123
Area (hectares) 233.36 hectares
Population 1,026
Male Population 540
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 71st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 233.36 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 10+ 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 9.0 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Berhampore Court, about 2.1 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 town Baharampur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Berhampore Court 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 9.0 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 9.0 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 1,026. That makes it the 71st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Rampur village has 540 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 742123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 233.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Berhampore Court, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 9.0 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Baharampur is about under 2 km away. Berhampore Court is about 2.1 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birampur (under 2 km), Kapasdanda (13 km) and Bansbari (17 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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