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About Rupai Village

Rupai is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 755 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Rupai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 755
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rupai compares

By the 2011 count Rupai is the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rupai

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

Rupai lies about 34 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 11 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 Rupai
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 11 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 11 km
Nearest town Rajauli 20 km
District headquarters Nawada 34 km

Villages closest to Rupai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupai village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Rupai village has 755 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupai has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Rupai covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rupai falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupai is Paharpur, about 11 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 Rupai.

Rupai is about 34 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupai is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about 11 km away. Paharpur is about 11 km away. Rajauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adeya (under 2 km), Kadwara (under 2 km) and Abdul (under 2 km).

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

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