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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,951, made up of 994 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743613, 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 Sonarpur
Pincode 743613
Area (hectares) 90.22 hectares
Population 1,951
Male Population 994
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 38th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 90.22 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Rampur

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

How far is Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bidyadharpur, about under 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 Bidyadharpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 3.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 1,951. That makes it the 38th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Rampur village has 994 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 743613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 90.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Bidyadharpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Rampur.

Rampur is about 29 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 Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bidyadharpur is about under 2 km away. Sonarpur is about 3.7 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Bidyadharpur (under 2 km) and Jardaha (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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