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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 869 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 869
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 43rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 9.8 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 Sher 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 11 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barauli 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 1,638. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Rampur village has 869 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Rampur covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Sher, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 9.8 km away. Barauli is about 11 km away. Gopalganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (3.6 km), Belsand (5.1 km) and Bhikhampur (5.1 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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