Rampurhat
Rampurhat | |
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City | |
Aerial view of Rampurhat | |
| Coordinates: 24°10′N 87°47′E / 24.17°N 87.78°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body |
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| • MP | Satabdi Roy |
| • MLA | Asish Banerjee |
| Area | |
• City | 16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 95.79 km2 (36.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 57,833 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 731224 (Rampurhat Head Post Office) |
| Telephone/STD code | +91-03461 (Rampurhat Telephone Exchange) |
| Vehicle registration | WB45/WB46 (Rampurhat RTO) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 42, Birbhum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rampurhat, Hansan |
| Website | birbhum wbtrda |
| rampurhatmunicipality | |
Rampurhat is an important city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Rampurhat subdivision. According to the 2011 census, Rampurhat is the third most populous city in Birbhum district and 82nd most populous city in West Bengal.Rampurhat is a rapidly growing township It is near the West Bengal / Jharkhand border. Rampuhat has dynamic connectivity with the other places of West Bengal and neighboring states via state highways, national highway and rail route. Rampurhat Junction is the seventh busiest railway stations in eastern India.