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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 577 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramchandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramchandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 45.07 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 577
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 52nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 45.07 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramchandrapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramchandrapur from other places

Ramchandrapur lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 1.5 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 Ramchandrapur
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 1.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 10 km

Villages closest to Ramchandrapur

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

Common questions about Ramchandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramchandrapur village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 577 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 45.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramchandrapur falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramchandrapur is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramchandrapur.

Ramchandrapur is about 10 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.

Ramchandrapur is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 1.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.1 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinarayanpur (under 2 km), Kamalpur (5.9 km) and Krishnarampur (10 km).

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

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