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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 232 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 91.56 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 232
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 138th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 91.56 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 977.

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 10+ 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 Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Sardiha, about 9.3 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 Sardiha 9.3 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta I 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta 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 436. That makes it the 138th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 232 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 91.56 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 Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Sardiha, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ramchandrapur.

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

Ramchandrapur is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Garbeta I 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 Chandai (under 2 km), Chandrapur (under 2 km) and Chandrerbankata (under 2 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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