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About Rampur Kalan Village

Rampur Kalan is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 493 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Rampur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 493
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rampur Kalan is the 39th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Rampur Kalan

Rampur Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rampur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalan from other places

Rampur Kalan 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Sher 9.8 km
Nearest town Barauli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 24 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Rampur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur Kalan village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 39th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Rampur Kalan village has 493 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur Kalan has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1114.

Rampur Kalan covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur Kalan falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur Kalan is Sher, about 9.8 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 km distance for Rampur Kalan.

Rampur Kalan 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 Kalan is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 9.8 km away. Barauli is about 11 km away. Katiya 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 Rampur (under 2 km), Raqba Rampur (under 2 km) and Majhaulia (under 2 km).

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

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