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About Rampur Kalan Village

Rampur Kalan is one of the larger villages in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,463, made up of 4,091 males and 3,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 811240
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 7,463
Male Population 4,091
Female Population 3,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rampur Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Rampur Kalan

Rampur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 32 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 12 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 town Kharagpur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamalpur 26 km
District headquarters Munger 32 km

Villages closest to Rampur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamalpur 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 7,463. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Rampur Kalan village has 4,091 males and 3,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur Kalan has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Rampur Kalan is 811240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur Kalan covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rampur Kalan falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur Kalan is Khariapipra Halt, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur Kalan.

Rampur Kalan is about 32 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur Kalan is in Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 9.5 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 12 km away. Jamalpur is about 26 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), Sitarampur (under 2 km) and Sagrampur (6.5 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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