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About Rampal Village

Rampal is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 293 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494222
Area (hectares) 209.01 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 293
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampal compares

By the 2011 count Rampal is the 84th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 209.01 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Rampal

Rampal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampal as Available. 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 Rampal from other places

Rampal lies about 22 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 6.9 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 Rampal
Nearest railway station Amagura 6.9 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 22 km
District headquarters Bastar 22 km

Villages closest to Rampal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampal village had a population of 595. That makes it the 84th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Rampal village has 293 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampal has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Rampal is 494222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampal covers 209.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampal falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rampal is Amagura, about 6.9 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Rampal.

Rampal is about 22 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampal is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about 6.9 km away. Jagdalpur is about 12 km away. Bakavand 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 Balputi (2.0 km), Chitaloor (2.1 km) and Gumdel (2.2 km).

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

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