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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Paithan tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 613 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Paithan
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 613
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 75th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Rajapur

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

Rajapur lies about 33 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 12 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 Rajapur
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Paithan 33 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 33 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 1,188. That makes it the 75th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents.

Rajapur village has 613 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Rajapur covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Rafiganj, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Rajapur.

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

Rajapur is in Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 12 km away. Paithan is about 33 km away. Aurangabad 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 Ismailpur (9.2 km), Itawa (13 km) and Shringarwadi (15 km).

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

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