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About Rupaspur Village

Rupaspur is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,078, made up of 2,096 males and 1,982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Rupaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 4,078
Male Population 2,096
Female Population 1,982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rupaspur compares

By the 2011 count Rupaspur is the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Rupaspur

Rupaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rupaspur 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 5 - 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 18 km from Nalanda. 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 Harnaut under 2 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 18 km

Villages closest to Rupaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut 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 4,078. That makes it the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Rupaspur village has 2,096 males and 1,982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupaspur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 906.

Rupaspur covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rupaspur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Rupaspur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rupaspur.

Rupaspur is about 18 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 Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about under 2 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 11 km away. Nalanda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Porai (under 2 km), Murhari (under 2 km) and Cheran (1.7 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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