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About Rupas Village

Rupas is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 650 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rupas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupas village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 18.43 hectares
Population 1,309
Male Population 650
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rupas compares

By the 2011 count Rupas is the 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 18.43 hectares work out to about 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Rupas

Rupas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rupas 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rupas from other places

Rupas lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 4.2 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 Rupas
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 4.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 8.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 52 km

Villages closest to Rupas

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 Rupas

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupas village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Rupas village has 650 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupas has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Rupas is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rupas covers 18.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rupas falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rupas is Bonidanga, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rupas.

Rupas 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.

Rupas is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 4.2 km away. Farakka is about 4.9 km away. Barharwa is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurai (under 2 km), Ruppur (under 2 km) and Goalkhor (under 2 km).

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

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