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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 195 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 195
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 140th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about 5.8 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 Kaseetar Halt 5.8 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 418. That makes it the 140th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Rampur village has 195 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Kaseetar Halt, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Kaseetar Halt is about 5.8 km away. Jāmtāra is about 12 km away. Gande is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpur (11 km), Majhladih (13 km) and Tarmunda (15 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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