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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a large village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,829, made up of 2,495 males and 2,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.1 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Hasanganj
Area (hectares) 450.1 hectares
Population 4,829
Male Population 2,495
Female Population 2,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 450.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 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 5 - 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 131 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Abhaipur, about under 2 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 Abhaipur under 2 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanganj 21 km
District headquarters Katihar 131 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanganj 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 4,829. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Rampur village has 2,495 males and 2,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Rampur covers 450.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Abhaipur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rampur is about 131 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Abhaipur is about under 2 km away. Jamālpur is about 21 km away. Hasanganj is about 21 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 Kospali (under 2 km), Kawaiya (12 km) and Chandaili (14 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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