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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 356 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184120, 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 Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 184120
Area (hectares) 117.4 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 356
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 127th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 117.4 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Rampur

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 <5 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 12 km from Samba, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 2.9 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 Vijaypur Jammu 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Samba 12 km
Nearest town Sāmba 12 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samba 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 681. That makes it the 127th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Rampur village has 356 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 184120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 117.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Vijaypur Jammu, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 12 km from Samba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 2.9 km away. Samba is about 12 km away. Sāmba is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badali (under 2 km), Gadwal (under 2 km) and Galwal (under 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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