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About Ramchandrapur Village

Ramchandrapur is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,982, made up of 2,099 males and 1,883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, 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 Magrahat I
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 88.25 hectares
Population 3,982
Male Population 2,099
Female Population 1,883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandrapur is the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 88.25 hectares work out to about 45 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 953.

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 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 Magrahat 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 Magrahat 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 3,982. That makes it the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Ramchandrapur village has 2,099 males and 1,883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandrapur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandrapur is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandrapur covers 88.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramchandrapur falls under Magrahat 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 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 Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 1.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.1 km away. Magrahat 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 Kamalpur (5.9 km), Serpur (8.2 km) and Haripur (11 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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