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About Rampur Shal Village

Rampur Shal is a small village in Marwan tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 259 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Rampur Shal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur Shal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Marwan
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 259
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur Shal compares

By the 2011 count Rampur Shal is the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,672 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Rampur Shal

Rampur Shal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rampur Shal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rampur Shal from other places

Rampur Shal lies about 29 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dholi, about 13 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 Shal
Nearest railway station Dholi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwan 13 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 28 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Rampur Shal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur Shal village had a population of 488. That makes it the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,672 residents.

Rampur Shal village has 259 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur Shal has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Rampur Shal covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur Shal falls under Marwan tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur Shal is Dholi, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rampur Shal.

Rampur Shal is about 29 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur Shal is in Marwan tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Dholi is about 13 km away. Marwan is about 13 km away. Samāstipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (5.7 km), Jain Khurd (8.2 km) and Chainpur (8.3 km).

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

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