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About Dakshin Rampur Village

Dakshin Rampur is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 353 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 55.11 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 353
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Rampur is the 89th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 55.11 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Rampur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Rampur from other places

Dakshin Rampur lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Rampur
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Rampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Rampur village had a population of 685. That makes it the 89th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dakshin Rampur village has 353 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Rampur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Rampur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Rampur covers 55.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Rampur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Rampur is Haldia, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dakshin Rampur.

Dakshin Rampur is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Rampur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Contai I 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 Dakshin Charai Khia (under 2 km), Dakshin Dauki (under 2 km) and Dakshin Gobinda Pur (under 2 km).

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

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