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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 55 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 31.55 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 55
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 183rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 31.55 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 30 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barabhum, about under 2 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 Rampur
Nearest town Balarāmpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barabhum under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 16 km
District headquarters Puruliya 30 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barabazar 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 Rampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 111. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Rampur village has 55 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 31.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Barabhum, about under 2 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 village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 30 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Balarāmpur is about under 2 km away. Barabhum is about under 2 km away. Barabazar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunatpur (14 km), Sasangdih (14 km) and Bamu (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rampur today is likely to be higher.

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