Rampurwa | |
Native Name: | Rampurwa village |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Bihar#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mehsi, Bihar, India |
Coordinates: | 26.3689°N 85.1042°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Tirhut |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | East Champaran |
Subdivision Type4: | Block |
Subdivision Name4: | Mehsi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 51 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 845426 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91-6257 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mehsi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Motihari |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Pipra, Purvi Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 38°C |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 12°C |
Iso Code: | IN-BR |
Rampurwa is a village situated in Mehsi, East Champaran District in the Indian state of Bihar. The village is commonly known as Rampurwa among the localities. It lies in the Mirjapur Panchayat region. It is situated at the bank of river Burhi Gandak River on whose bank the village has flourished. It is well connected by road and railways. The nearest city Kaswa Mehsi in Mehsi, which is 2 km from the village. The nearest railway station is Mehsi railway station, which is around 5 km from the village.
The village is located 2 km east of Mehsi police station. Mehsi is an entry point of East Champaran if travelling from Patna, Muzaffarpur to Raxaul, connected both by railway and roadway. This small community has a number of places of interest at the east side of railway station. These include Mirza Halim Shah mosque, dargah, a very old library 'Nagrik Pustakalaya', an old high school (Tirhut Vidyalaya) of the English period, orchards of lichi and mangoes and other places of interest. There are many button factories, a small scale industry, although most of the people depend upon agriculture and commerce. Mehsi was the birthplace of the writer and intellectual, Rajkamal Chaudhary. The last sentence about the birthplace of Rajkamal Chaudhary is not at Mehsi of District East Champaran, but it is at Saharsa district of Bihar.[1]
The village is located 1 km east of Mehsi Police-station. The nearest highway is NH-28 which is 1.5 km west of village.
The village is situated on the bank of a Himalayan foothills Someshwer Range originated, perennial river Budhi Gandak on which bank the village has grown up and flourished.
The basic lively-hood is agriculture and cottage industry. Rampurwa is one of major producer of lichi in Mehsi. There are many button factories, a small scale industry, although most of the people depend upon agriculture and commerce.
As of the 2001 India census the total population of the village is 375. The literacy rate is 65.61%. The female literacy rate is 47.1%. The male literacy rate is 78.71%.[2]
The summer, April–July is extremely hot and humid (28/40 deg C,90% Max.) and winter is cold, around 06/20 deg C. [2]