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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 227 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Meskaur
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 227
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 53rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur 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 from other places

Rampur lies about 9.1 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 9.1 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
Tehsil headquarters Meskaur 9.1 km
District headquarters Nawada 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Nawadah 9.1 km
Nearest town Nawāda 9.1 km

Villages closest to Rampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 440. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Rampur village has 227 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Rampur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Nawadah, about 9.1 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.

Rampur is about 9.1 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Meskaur is about 9.1 km away. Nawada is about 9.1 km away. Nawadah is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariyapur (4.3 km), Dewara (5.3 km) and Mirzapur (9.1 km).

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

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