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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,214, made up of 1,664 males and 1,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, 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 Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 31.78 hectares
Population 3,214
Male Population 1,664
Female Population 1,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 31.78 hectares work out to about 101 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ramchandrapur

Ramchandrapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramchandrapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 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 Jaynagar 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 Jaynagar 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 3,214. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 1,664 males and 1,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 31.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 101 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramchandrapur falls under Jaynagar 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 1.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.1 km away. Jaynagar 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 Panchghora (under 2 km), Baneshwarpur (under 2 km) and Nurulpur (under 2 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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