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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 134 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 45.2 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 134
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 196th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 45.2 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rampur 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 5.8 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madpur, about under 2 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 Rampur
Nearest railway station Madpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 5.8 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 5.8 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km

Villages closest to Rampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 258. That makes it the 196th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Rampur village has 134 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 45.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Madpur, about under 2 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 Rampur.

Rampur is about 5.8 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Madpur is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur II is about 5.8 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur (under 2 km), Barampur (under 2 km) and Madpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rampur today is likely to be higher.

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