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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 598 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 598
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 55th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 41 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 1.7 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 Sabaur 1.7 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 26 km
District headquarters Banka 41 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur 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 1,094. That makes it the 55th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Rajapur village has 598 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajapur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Sabaur, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 41 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Sabaur is about 1.7 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 8.8 km away. Amarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Sultanpur (1.7 km) and Sultanpur Arazi (1.7 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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