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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 99 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 99
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 22 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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 191. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Rampur village has 99 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rampur falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 18 km away. Arwal is about 18 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondil (under 2 km), Gobindpur (under 2 km) and Sadipur (1.6 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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