Rampur, Kaimur Explained

Rampur
Other Name:Rāmpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Bihar#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:24.9493°N 83.7775°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kaimur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.23
Elevation M:104
Population Total:575
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bhojpuri, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN

Rampur is a village and community development block in Kaimur district of Bihar, India.[2] As of 2011, it had a population of 575, in 94 households.[2] The total block population was 88,876, in 14,110 households.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011, the sex ratio of Rampur block was 929 females to every 1000 males.[2] The sex ratio was slightly higher in the 0-6 age group, at 935.[2] Out of the total block population of 88,876, 0-6 year olds numbered 16,113, or about 18%.[2] Members of scheduled castes made up 29.98% of Rampur block residents (the highest proportion in Kaimur district), and members of scheduled tribes made up 1.48%.[2] The block's literacy rate was 68.12% (78.30% in men and 57.10% in women).[2]

Most of the block's workforce was engaged in agriculture in 2011, with 21.34% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 63.62% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for money.[2] Another 3.14% were household industry workers, and the remaining 11.89% were other workers.[2] The block's workers were mostly male, with 20,243 being male and 7,736 being female.[2] A higher proportion of women than men were agricultural labourers and household industry workers, while a higher proportion of men than women were cultivators and other workers.[2]

Villages

Rampur block contains the following 137 villages:[2]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
93 0
50 833
51 452
27 991
98 195
118 0
342 1,194
26 2,672
25 0
25 0
111 771
61 0
35 975
244 1,359
62 218
208 1,399
155 1,221
195 2,533
85 1,102
260 2,522
83 0
49 0
98 950
132 921
43 251
110 1,227
47 847
48 0
75 607
79 212
33 0
51 0
49 579
45 20
68 733
80 820
40 568
39 156
23 0
37 159
262 2,236
62 444
40 624
85 415
290 2,839
58 262
175 640
91 609
27 0
126 1,050
25 186
53 342
41 583
19 0
30 0
38 500
80 380
46 222
219 1,373
69 400
481 1,339
57 496
59 911
41 397
157 1,176
203 1,252
209 1,544
116 1,431
34 0
91 914
43 462
42 434
44 109
173 0
161 948
121 840
110 854
175 2,308
99 1,132
72 256
40 273
47 0
54 113
31 548
163 2,533
74 718
36 0
76 245
16 0
49 682
40 692
32 0
124 604
38 454
Rampur (block headquarters) 123 575
455 4,162
18 0
17 272
64 658
151 2,329
44 882
125 1,265
29 0
38 0
65 1,055
28 196
28 0
23 483
36 219
171 61
317 4,378
55 516
130 466
168 268
59 241
59 1,103
65 0
193 17
463 0
105 1,547
225 0
397 0
158 40
94 636
379 201
72 0
88 15
52 0
50 2,872
49 14
41 0
75 0
918 0
1,611 0
1,077 0
1,031 1,148
95 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames.org. Rāmpur. 10 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Kaimur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 22–85, 712–67, 898–99. Census 2011 India. 10 March 2021.