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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a large village in Raghunathganj II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,460, made up of 1,835 males and 1,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742213, 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 Raghunathganj II
Pincode 742213
Area (hectares) 198.54 hectares
Population 3,460
Male Population 1,835
Female Population 1,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 14th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents. Its 198.54 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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 Raghunathganj II 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 Raghunathganj 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 3,460. That makes it the 14th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents.

Rampur village has 1,835 males and 1,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 742213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 198.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rampur falls under Raghunathganj II 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Raghunathganj II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Baharampur is about under 2 km away. Berhampore Court is about 2.1 km away. Raghunathganj II 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 Bahara (under 2 km), Bangabari (17 km) and Asraf Nagar (27 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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