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About Ramkantapur Village

Ramkantapur is a mid sized village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 637 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramkantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 700104
Area (hectares) 69.61 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 637
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Ramkantapur compares

By the 2011 count Ramkantapur is the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 69.61 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ramkantapur

Ramkantapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ramkantapur 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 Ramkantapur from other places

Ramkantapur lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 6.8 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 Ramkantapur
Nearest railway station Joka 6.8 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurpukur Mahestola 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Ramkantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Ramkantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkantapur village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Ramkantapur village has 637 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkantapur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ramkantapur is 700104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramkantapur covers 69.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ramkantapur falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ramkantapur is Joka, about 6.8 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 Ramkantapur.

Ramkantapur is about 27 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.

Ramkantapur is in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 6.8 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 10 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magurkhali (1.9 km), Sajnaberia (4.4 km) and Jiadargot (5.0 km).

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

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