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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 821 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721154, 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 Kolaghat
Pincode 721154
Area (hectares) 117.77 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 821
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 57th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 117.77 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

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

Ramchandrapur lies about 48 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 14 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 town Pujali 12 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 48 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaghat 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 1,541. That makes it the 57th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 821 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 721154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 117.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Fuleswar, about 14 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 Ramchandrapur.

Ramchandrapur is about 48 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 Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Pujali is about 12 km away. Fuleswar is about 14 km away. Kolaghat is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharia (2.1 km), Uttar Sagarbar (2.5 km) and Gajai (4.5 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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