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About Ramkrishnapur Village

Ramkrishnapur is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 697 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramkrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 244.28 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 697
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramkrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramkrishnapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 244.28 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ramkrishnapur

Ramkrishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ramkrishnapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramkrishnapur from other places

Ramkrishnapur lies about 56 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dantan, about 9.8 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 Ramkrishnapur
Nearest railway station Dantan 9.8 km
Nearest town Egra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nayagram 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 56 km

Villages closest to Ramkrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkrishnapur village had a population of 1,379. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Ramkrishnapur village has 697 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkrishnapur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ramkrishnapur is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramkrishnapur covers 244.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramkrishnapur falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramkrishnapur is Dantan, about 9.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ramkrishnapur.

Ramkrishnapur is about 56 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramkrishnapur is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Dantan is about 9.8 km away. Egra is about 17 km away. Nayagram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (11 km), Atma Jhia (18 km) and Gopinath Pur (19 km).

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

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