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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 179 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, 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 Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 179
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 126th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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 Masalia 29 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 Masalia 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 379. That makes it the 126th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Rampur village has 179 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Masalia 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 Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Masalia is about 29 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 Bikrampur (under 2 km), Makrampur (under 2 km) and Sampur (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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