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About Rampur Village

Rampur is one of the larger villages in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,086, made up of 3,623 males and 3,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 780 hectares
Population 7,086
Male Population 3,623
Female Population 3,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 780 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station Rautara 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 7,086. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Rampur village has 3,623 males and 3,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Rampur covers 780 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Rautara, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 5.4 km away. Purnia East is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikrampur (under 2 km), Belwa (under 2 km) and Belwabhag (under 2 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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