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About Rampur Village

Rampur is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,384, made up of 3,764 males and 3,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 802 hectares
Population 7,384
Male Population 3,764
Female Population 3,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 802 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, 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 Rampur
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 12 km
Nearest town Forbesganj 23 km
District headquarters Araria 26 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 7,384. That makes it the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Rampur village has 3,764 males and 3,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Rampur covers 802 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Haldita Bihar, 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 Rampur.

Rampur is about 26 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 Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 3.2 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgachhi (under 2 km), Lutraha Bari (2.1 km) and Kamalpur (2.4 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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