Rampurhat
Rampurhat is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Rampurhat subdivision. According to Census 2011 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 is an important city of Birbhum district as it has dynamic connectivity with the other places of West Bengal and neighboring states via state highways, national highway and rail route. Rampurhat Junction is one of the busiest railway stations in eastern India.
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Rampurhat Location in West Bengal, India Rampurhat Rampurhat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24.17°N 87.78°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
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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 |
| rampurhatmunicipality | |
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