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About Rajura Village

Rajura is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 429 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632 hectares hectares.

Rajura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 632 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 429
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajura compares

By the 2011 count Rajura is the 121st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 632 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Rajura

Rajura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rajura from other places

Rajura lies about 109 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 26 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 Rajura
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 16 km
Nearest railway station Saidraja 26 km
Nearest town Chandauli 27 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 109 km

Villages closest to Rajura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur 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 Rajura

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajura village had a population of 824. That makes it the 121st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Rajura village has 429 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajura has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Rajura covers 632 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajura falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajura is Saidraja, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajura.

Rajura is about 109 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajura is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Gangapur is about 16 km away. Saidraja is about 26 km away. Chandauli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (4.6 km), Hirapur (5.0 km) and Dighi (6.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rajura today is likely to be higher.

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