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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 172 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814101, 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 Jama
Pincode 814101
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 172
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 167th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 Basukinath Railway Station 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 23 km
District headquarters Dumka 29 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama 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 322. That makes it the 167th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Rampur village has 172 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 814101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 29 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 Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Jama is about 23 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sampur (under 2 km), Ambatikar (under 2 km) and Baramasia (1.6 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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