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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 741 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743287, 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 Gaighata
Pincode 743287
Area (hectares) 121.02 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 741
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 121.02 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramchandrapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gaighata 27 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 Gaighata 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 1,425. That makes it the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 741 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 743287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 121.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramchandrapur falls under Gaighata 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Halisahar is about 4.8 km away. Naihāti is about 6.2 km away. Gaighata is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandigar (7.4 km), Tengra (11 km) and Shripur (11 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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