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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a large village in Barrackpur I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,884, made up of 1,516 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743166, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barrackpur I
Pincode 743166
Area (hectares) 182.99 hectares
Population 2,884
Male Population 1,516
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 15th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 182.99 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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 5 - 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 33 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Halisahar, about 4.8 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 Halisahar 4.8 km
Nearest town Naihāti 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barrackpur I 33 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramchandrapur village had a population of 2,884. That makes it the 15th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 1,516 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 743166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 182.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramchandrapur falls under Barrackpur I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Halisahar, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 33 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramchandrapur is in Barrackpur I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Halisahar is about 4.8 km away. Naihāti is about 6.2 km away. Barrackpur I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palashi (3.7 km), Dogachhia (14 km) and Barikpara (19 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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