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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 890 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1072 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 1072 hectares
Population 1,800
Male Population 890
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 5th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 1072 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 45 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 6.0 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 Kurkura 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 16 km
Nearest town Simdega 42 km
District headquarters Gumla 45 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamdara 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 1,800. That makes it the 5th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Rampur village has 890 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 1072 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rampur falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Kurkura, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 45 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kurkura is about 6.0 km away. Kamdara is about 16 km away. Simdega is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loyangkel (under 2 km), Nawatoli (under 2 km) and Panruloya (2.1 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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