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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,386, made up of 1,761 males and 1,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 533 hectares
Population 3,386
Male Population 1,761
Female Population 1,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 32 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.3 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 Forbesganj Junction 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 2.7 km
District headquarters Araria 32 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj 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 3,386. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Rampur village has 1,761 males and 1,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Rampur covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 32 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 2.3 km away. Forbesganj is about 2.7 km away. Araria is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhirampur (under 2 km), Matiari (3.2 km) and Kirkichia (3.7 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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