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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,423, made up of 1,251 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, 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 Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 91.99 hectares
Population 2,423
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 91.99 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 Sahid Matangini 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 Sahid Matangini 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 2,423. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 1,251 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 721137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 91.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramchandrapur falls under Sahid Matangini 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 <5 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 Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deshapran is about 21 km away. Sahid Matangini 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 Banpur (12 km), Agar (19 km) and Achaipur (21 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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