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About Ruppur Village

Ruppur is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 176 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares.

Ruppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruppur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 176
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ruppur compares

By the 2011 count Ruppur is the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ruppur

Ruppur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ruppur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ruppur from other places

Ruppur lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 4.0 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 Ruppur
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 4.0 km
Nearest town Farakka 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 8.1 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 52 km

Villages closest to Ruppur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 Ruppur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruppur village had a population of 335. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Ruppur village has 176 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruppur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Ruppur covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruppur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ruppur is Bonidanga, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ruppur.

Ruppur is about 52 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruppur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 4.0 km away. Farakka is about 5.2 km away. Barharwa is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupas (under 2 km), Nurai (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ruppur today is likely to be higher.

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