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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 583 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, 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 Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 349.77 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 583
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 19th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 349.77 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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 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 Gopiballavpur II 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 Gopiballavpur 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 1,144. That makes it the 19th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 583 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 349.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramchandrapur falls under Gopiballavpur II 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Gopiballavpur 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 Taradiha (26 km), Salbani (27 km) and Sankalbani (27 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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