About Ramkantapur Village

Ramkantapur is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 628 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramkantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkantapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur I
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	88.7 hectares
Population	1,221
Male Population	628
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramkantapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramkantapur is the 65th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 88.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ramkantapur

Ramkantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramkantapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ramkantapur from other places

Ramkantapur lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 6.8 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 Ramkantapur
Nearest railway station	Joka	6.8 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur I	27 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	27 km

Villages closest to Ramkantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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.

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Common questions about Ramkantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkantapur village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 65th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Ramkantapur village has 628 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkantapur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ramkantapur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramkantapur covers 88.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramkantapur falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramkantapur is Joka, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ramkantapur.

Ramkantapur is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramkantapur is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 6.8 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 10 km away. Bishnupur I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.