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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 264 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 945.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583134
Area (hectares) 945.84 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 264
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 945.84 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

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 village. 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 33 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Somalapuram, about 9.6 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 Somalapuram 9.6 km
Nearest town Rāyadrug 22 km
District headquarters Bellary 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 34 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandur 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 506. That makes it the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Rampur village has 264 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 583134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 945.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rampur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Somalapuram, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 33 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Somalapuram is about 9.6 km away. Rāyadrug is about 22 km away. Bellary is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shro Thimmavvanahalli (11 km), Mothalakunta (13 km) and Lakkalahalli (14 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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