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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 496 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 132.65 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 496
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 132.65 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 4.8 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 3.2 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 Rampur
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 4.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.8 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 5.6 km

Villages closest to Rampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 933. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Rampur village has 496 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 132.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Mathurapur Road, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 4.8 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.

Rampur is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 3.2 km away. Mathurapur I is about 4.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badibarasi (under 2 km), Santoshnagar (under 2 km) and Chhatrabhog (under 2 km).

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

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