About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 136 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	267
Male Population	136
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 62nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 25 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	Gopikandar	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	25 km
District headquarters	Dumka	35 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gopikandar 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.

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Common questions about Rampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 267. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Rampur village has 136 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Harinsing, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 35 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 5.3 km away. Harinsing is about 25 km away. Dumka is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.