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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 79 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 22.02 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 79
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 92nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 22.02 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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 5 - 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 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 5.2 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 Rampur
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 8.7 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 26 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 169. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Rampur village has 79 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 22.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rampur falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Kalian Chak, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 26 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kalian Chak is about 5.2 km away. Taljhari is about 8.7 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambadih (under 2 km), Ambadiha (under 2 km) and Behera (under 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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