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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 844 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 587 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 844
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 587 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 28 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 22 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 Billawar 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 22 km
District headquarters Kathua 28 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Billawar 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 1,603. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Rampur village has 844 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 587 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Budhi, about 22 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 28 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 5.8 km away. Budhi is about 22 km away. Kathua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malti (2.1 km), Dharmkot (2.2 km) and Dungara (2.3 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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