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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 130 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, 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 Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 130
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 106th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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 88 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 44 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 Ramanujganj 9.5 km
Nearest town Garhwa 44 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 44 km
District headquarters Surguja 88 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramanujganj 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 252. That makes it the 106th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Rampur village has 130 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rampur falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Meralgram, about 44 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 88 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 Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 9.5 km away. Garhwa is about 44 km away. Meralgram is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balrampur Urf Badgodi (under 2 km), Chiniya (4.4 km) and Gamhariya (5.1 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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