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About Dakshin Rampur Village

Dakshin Rampur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 841 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Rampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 275.18 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 841
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Rampur is the 66th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 275.18 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dakshin Rampur

Dakshin Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Rampur 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 Dakshin Rampur from other places

Dakshin Rampur lies about 2.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 12 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 Dakshin Rampur
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 2.8 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 19 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Rampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Rampur village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 66th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dakshin Rampur village has 841 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Rampur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Rampur is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Rampur covers 275.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Rampur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Rampur is Surja Kama, about 12 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 Dakshin Rampur.

Dakshin Rampur is about 2.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Rampur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 2.8 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 2.8 km away. Surja Kama is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Shibrampur (under 2 km), Uttar Rampur (under 2 km) and Uttar Sibrampur (under 2 km).

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

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