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About Rupaspur Khagha Village

Rupaspur Khagha is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,475, made up of 3,410 males and 3,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1042 hectares hectares.

Rupaspur Khagha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupaspur Khagha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 1042 hectares
Population 6,475
Male Population 3,410
Female Population 3,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rupaspur Khagha compares

By the 2011 count Rupaspur Khagha is the 9th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 1042 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Rupaspur Khagha

Rupaspur Khagha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rupaspur Khagha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rupaspur Khagha from other places

Rupaspur Khagha lies about 21 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 14 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 Khagha
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Sarsi 14 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 21 km

Villages closest to Rupaspur Khagha

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.

Common questions about Rupaspur Khagha

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupaspur Khagha village had a population of 6,475. That makes it the 9th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Rupaspur Khagha village has 3,410 males and 3,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupaspur Khagha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Rupaspur Khagha covers 1042 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rupaspur Khagha falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupaspur Khagha is Sarsi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rupaspur Khagha.

Rupaspur Khagha is about 21 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupaspur Khagha is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 8.9 km away. Sarsi is about 14 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakaiha (1.9 km), Rangpura (4.1 km) and Damaili (4.3 km).

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

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