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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 515 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.29 hectares hectares.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 143.29 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 515
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
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 38th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 143.29 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

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 37 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 7.9 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 Ekma 7.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 22 km
District headquarters Siwan 37 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 1,118. That makes it the 38th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Rampur village has 515 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Rampur covers 143.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Ekma, about 7.9 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 37 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Ekma is about 7.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Basantpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahi Mathia (13 km), Mathia (20 km) and Hari Aman (20 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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