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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,345 males and 1,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.8 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 212.8 hectares
Population 2,643
Male Population 1,345
Female Population 1,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 the 40th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 212.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 7.7 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalan, about 5.1 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 Dalan 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 7.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 7.7 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korha 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 2,643. That makes it the 40th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Rampur village has 1,345 males and 1,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Rampur covers 212.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Dalan, about 5.1 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 7.7 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 Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Dalan is about 5.1 km away. Korha is about 7.7 km away. Katihar is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighrisalempur (1.9 km), Sandalpur (2.6 km) and Simaria (3.2 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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