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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur 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 622, made up of 324 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721450, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721450
Area (hectares) 57.94 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 324
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 103rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 57.94 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramchandrapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 26 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Deshapran, about 21 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 Deshapran 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 26 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 26 km
Nearest town Egra 30 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

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 Ramchandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramchandrapur village had a population of 622. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 324 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 721450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 57.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Deshapran, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramchandrapur.

Ramchandrapur is about 26 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramchandrapur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deshapran is about 21 km away. Contai I is about 26 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balbhadrapur (under 2 km), Pania (17 km) and Panipia (17 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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