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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 334 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 334
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 101st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 25 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 23 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 Maheshpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 23 km
District headquarters Pakur 25 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 688. That makes it the 101st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Rampur village has 334 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Banshlai Bridge, about 23 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 25 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 14 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 23 km away. Pakur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghurampur (under 2 km), Litibari (1.6 km) and Banskandri (2.2 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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