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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 325 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, 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 Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 44.3 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 325
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 90th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 44.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramchandrapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 Potashpur 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 Potashpur 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 632. That makes it the 90th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 325 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 44.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramchandrapur falls under Potashpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deshapran is about 21 km away. Potashpur 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 Amarshi Kasba (11 km), Purba Amarshi (11 km) and Bhagabanpur (12 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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