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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 232 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, 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 Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 321.94 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 232
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 81st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 321.94 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

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 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
District headquarters Surguja 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhanpur 23 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhanpur 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 465. That makes it the 81st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Rampur village has 232 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 321.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rampur falls under Lakhanpur 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 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 Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about 2.5 km away. Surajpur is about 14 km away. Surguja 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 Lahpatra (19 km), Taraju (21 km) and Kanchanpur (22 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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