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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 281 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 281
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 108th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

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 5 - 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 14 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, about 13 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 Khojewala 13 km
Nearest town Nakodar 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 22 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 563. That makes it the 108th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Rampur village has 281 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rampur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Khojewala, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rampur.

Rampur is about 14 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khojewala is about 13 km away. Nakodar is about 13 km away. Jalandhar 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 Baupur (5.0 km), Chak Chela (5.5 km) and Chak Gadaipur (5.5 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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