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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 149 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, 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 Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 149
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 136th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 14 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 9.0 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 Budhi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 13 km
District headquarters Kathua 14 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 274. That makes it the 136th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Rampur village has 149 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Budhi, about 9.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 14 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 Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Budhi is about 9.0 km away. Hiranagar is about 13 km away. Kathua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Dhari (under 2 km), Chak Haria (under 2 km) and Salal Pur (2.2 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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