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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 369 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, 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 Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 198.93 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 369
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 71st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 198.93 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Rampur

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

Rampur lies about 27 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, 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 railway station Anara under 2 km
Nearest town Adra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hura 22 km
District headquarters Puruliya 27 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hura 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 709. That makes it the 71st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Rampur village has 369 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 198.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Anara, 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 <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 27 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 Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about under 2 km away. Adra is about 12 km away. Hura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharipara Alias Rangadi (6.0 km), Matalpara Alias Nutandi (6.0 km) and Parasibana (6.0 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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