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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 475 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, 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 Pratappur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 367.6 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 475
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 367.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 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 32 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 26 km
District headquarters Surguja 32 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 32 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 35 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 952. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Rampur village has 475 males and 477 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 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 367.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Ambikapur, about 35 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 Rampur.

Rampur is about 32 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 Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. Pratappur is about 26 km away. Surguja is about 32 km away. Ambikāpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karsi (15 km), Bojha (29 km) and Sarhari (32 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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