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About Ramchandranagar Village

Ramchandranagar is one of the larger villages in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,881, made up of 5,611 males and 5,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743601, 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 Magrahat II
Pincode 743601
Area (hectares) 492.82 hectares
Population 10,881
Male Population 5,611
Female Population 5,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ramchandranagar compares

By the 2011 count Ramchandranagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 492.82 hectares work out to about 22 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 948.

Getting to Ramchandranagar

Ramchandranagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ramchandranagar 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 <5 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 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 3.1 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 Hogla 3.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km

Villages closest to Ramchandranagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 10,881. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Ramchandranagar village has 5,611 males and 5,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramchandranagar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ramchandranagar is 743601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramchandranagar covers 492.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ramchandranagar is Hogla, about 3.1 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 village for Ramchandranagar.

Ramchandranagar is about 11 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 Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 3.1 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 9.8 km away. Magrahat II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tantihati (under 2 km), Ghanashyampur (1.6 km) and Tasrala (1.6 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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