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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 245 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, 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 Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 401.83 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 245
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 63rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 401.83 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

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 Neturia 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 Neturia 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 484. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Rampur village has 245 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 401.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rampur falls under Neturia 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 Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about under 2 km away. Adra is about 12 km away. Neturia 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 Ranpur (under 2 km), Dhanara (under 2 km) and Baruipara (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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