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About Rupi Village

Rupi is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 622 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.89 hectares hectares.

Rupi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 206.89 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 622
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rupi compares

By the 2011 count Rupi is the 45th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 206.89 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rupi

Rupi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rupi as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rupi from other places

Rupi lies about 66 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 17 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 Rupi
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 9.1 km
Nearest town Nokha 16 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 17 km
District headquarters Rohtas 66 km

Villages closest to Rupi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupi village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 45th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Rupi village has 622 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Rupi covers 206.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupi falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupi is Garhnokha, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rupi.

Rupi is about 66 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupi is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 9.1 km away. Nokha is about 16 km away. Garhnokha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pithwaiya (1.5 km), Ubdhi (1.8 km) and Doiya (2.3 km).

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

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