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About Rampurdih Village

Rampurdih is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 889 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares.

Rampurdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampurdih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,712
Male Population 889
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampurdih compares

By the 2011 count Rampurdih is the 34th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Rampurdih

Rampurdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rampurdih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rampurdih from other places

Rampurdih lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 5.7 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 Rampurdih
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 11 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Rampurdih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 Rampurdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampurdih village had a population of 1,712. That makes it the 34th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Rampurdih village has 889 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampurdih has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Rampurdih covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rampurdih falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampurdih is Kamarganj, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance for Rampurdih.

Rampurdih is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampurdih is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kamarganj is about 5.7 km away. Sultānganj is about 6.2 km away. Shahkund is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shewrampur (under 2 km), Madhopur (1.5 km) and Dindealpur (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rampurdih today is likely to be higher.

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