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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,484, made up of 781 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721652, 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 Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721652
Area (hectares) 108.01 hectares
Population 1,484
Male Population 781
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 108.01 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

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 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 44 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 5.8 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 Ramchandrapur
Nearest railway station Netra 5.8 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 44 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 1,484. That makes it the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 781 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 721652. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 108.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Netra, about 5.8 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 Ramchandrapur.

Ramchandrapur is about 44 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 Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Netra is about 5.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.4 km away. Nanda Kumar 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 Ghatual (under 2 km), Mirpur (2.7 km) and Fatepur (3.1 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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