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About Rup Dih Village

Rup Dih is a large village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,639, made up of 1,415 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rup Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rup Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 154.2 hectares
Population 2,639
Male Population 1,415
Female Population 1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rup Dih compares

By the 2011 count Rup Dih is the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 154.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Rup Dih

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

Rup Dih lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 4.9 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 Rup Dih
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 4.0 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 4.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Rup Dih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rup Dih village had a population of 2,639. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Rup Dih village has 1,415 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rup Dih has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Rup Dih is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rup Dih covers 154.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rup Dih falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rup Dih is Bapudham Motihari, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Rup Dih.

Rup Dih is about 14 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rup Dih is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 4.0 km away. Mothīhāri is about 4.0 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur Tola Banra (under 2 km), Santpur (under 2 km) and Barkurwa (under 2 km).

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

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