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About Rampur Village

Rampur is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,675, made up of 2,929 males and 2,746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852106
Area (hectares) 489 hectares
Population 5,675
Male Population 2,929
Female Population 2,746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur 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 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 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 3.2 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 Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 5.8 km
District headquarters Saharsa 13 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 5,675. That makes it the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Rampur village has 2,929 males and 2,746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 3.2 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 5.8 km away. Saharsa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simri (2.4 km), Mahkhar (2.7 km) and Lagma (2.9 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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