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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 339 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, 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 Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 121.03 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 339
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 60th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 121.03 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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 - 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 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 Manbazar II 27 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 Manbazar II 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 684. That makes it the 60th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Rampur village has 339 males and 345 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 121.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Manbazar II 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 - 10 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 Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about under 2 km away. Adra is about 12 km away. Manbazar II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur Alias Khariduara (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Durjaypara (6.8 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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