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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Dumra tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 300 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Dumra
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 300
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 70th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

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 10+ 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 Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 35 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 20 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 Janakpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Jainagar 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumra 33 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 35 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumra 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 585. That makes it the 70th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents.

Rampur village has 300 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Rampur covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rampur falls under Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Janakpur Road, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 35 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 20 km away. Jainagar is about 29 km away. Dumra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Mahsaul Urf Rampur Lachmi (under 2 km) and Rampur Bakhri (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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