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About Rupaspur Village

Rupaspur is a small village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 194 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Rupaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Sarmera
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 194
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 33 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 10 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
Nearest town Bar Bigha 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarmera 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 33 km

Villages closest to Rupaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarmera 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 360. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Rupaspur village has 194 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupaspur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Rupaspur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupaspur falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupaspur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 10 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 33 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 Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 5.8 km away. Sarmera is about 6.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagjiwanpur (under 2 km), Dhanuki (1.6 km) and Sekhra (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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