About Rangpura Village

Rangpura is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,712, made up of 8,263 males and 7,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1925 hectares hectares.

Rangpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	1925 hectares
Population	15,712
Male Population	8,263
Female Population	7,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangpura compares

By the 2011 count Rangpura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 1925 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Rangpura

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

Rangpura lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 13 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 Rangpura
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kirtyanand Nagar	13 km
District headquarters	Purnia	17 km

Villages closest to Rangpura

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

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Common questions about Rangpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangpura village had a population of 15,712. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Rangpura village has 8,263 males and 7,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangpura has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Rangpura covers 1925 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rangpura falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rangpura is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 13 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 Rangpura.

Rangpura is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangpura is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 13 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.