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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Raninagar II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 583 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramchandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramchandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raninagar II
Pincode 742306
Area (hectares) 225.03 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 583
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 25th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,363 residents. Its 225.03 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ramchandrapur 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 Ramchandrapur from other places

Ramchandrapur lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 12 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 Ramchandrapur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raninagar II 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramchandrapur village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 25th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,363 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 583 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 742306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 225.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramchandrapur falls under Raninagar II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Lohapur, about 12 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 Ramchandrapur.

Ramchandrapur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramchandrapur is in Raninagar II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Raninagar II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (1.9 km), Char Rajanagar (12 km) and Diarsibnagar (12 km).

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

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