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About Ramchandranagar Village

Ramchandranagar is one of the larger villages in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,396, made up of 5,250 males and 5,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743374, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramchandranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramchandranagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kakdwip
Pincode 743374
Area (hectares) 733.22 hectares
Population 10,396
Male Population 5,250
Female Population 5,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramchandranagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandranagar is the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 733.22 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Ramchandranagar

Ramchandranagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ramchandranagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramchandranagar from other places

Ramchandranagar lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 7.5 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 Ramchandranagar
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 12 km
Nearest town Haldia 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Ramchandranagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kakdwip 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 Ramchandranagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramchandranagar village had a population of 10,396. That makes it the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Ramchandranagar village has 5,250 males and 5,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandranagar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandranagar is 743374. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandranagar covers 733.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramchandranagar falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramchandranagar is Madhabnagar, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ramchandranagar.

Ramchandranagar is about 28 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.

Ramchandranagar is in Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 7.5 km away. Kakdwip is about 12 km away. Haldia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibnagar (1.6 km), Uttar Durgapur (2.0 km) and Ramchandrapur (2.2 km).

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

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