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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 476 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.7 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 Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 222.7 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 476
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 222.7 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Jhargram 16 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 16 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 Jhargram 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 966. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 476 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Ramchandrapur covers 222.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramchandrapur falls under Jhargram 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 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 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 Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhargram is about 16 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandabila Chhota (under 2 km), Chandra (under 2 km) and Chandra Kati (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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