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About Rupaspur Village

Rupaspur is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 467 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Rupaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 467
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Rupaspur compares

By the 2011 count Rupaspur is the 29th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Rupaspur

Rupaspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rupaspur 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 Rupaspur from other places

Rupaspur lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 9.7 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 Rupaspur
Tehsil headquarters Giriak 6.6 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Waris Aleganj 9.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Rupaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupaspur village had a population of 901. That makes it the 29th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Rupaspur village has 467 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupaspur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Rupaspur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rupaspur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupaspur is Waris Aleganj, about 9.7 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 Rupaspur.

Rupaspur is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupaspur is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 6.6 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 9.4 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saindih (under 2 km), Ghosrawan (2.0 km) and Isua (2.1 km).

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

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