About Herampur Village

Herampur is one of the larger villages in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,125, made up of 4,130 males and 3,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herampur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raninagar I
Pincode	742304
Area (hectares)	483.6 hectares
Population	8,125
Male Population	4,130
Female Population	3,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Herampur compares

By the 2011 count Herampur is the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 483.6 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Herampur

Herampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Herampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Herampur from other places

Herampur 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 Herampur
Nearest town	Baharampur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Berhampore Court	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raninagar I	9.0 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	9.0 km

Villages closest to Herampur

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

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Common questions about Herampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Herampur village had a population of 8,125. That makes it the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Herampur village has 4,130 males and 3,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herampur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Herampur is 742304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herampur covers 483.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Herampur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Herampur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Herampur.

Herampur 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.

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