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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 557 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ambikapur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 193.72 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 557
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 65th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 193.72 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 21 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 2.5 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 Bishrampur 2.5 km
Nearest town Surajpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambikapur 21 km
District headquarters Surguja 21 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambikapur 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 1,101. That makes it the 65th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Rampur village has 557 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 193.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Bishrampur, about 2.5 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 21 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about 2.5 km away. Surajpur is about 14 km away. Ambikapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitabahar (21 km), Kanchanpur (22 km) and Majhapara (23 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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