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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,833, made up of 1,477 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 2,833
Male Population 1,477
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 23rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajpur from other places

Rajpur 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 Rajpur
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 Rajpur

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 Rajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 2,833. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Rajpur village has 1,477 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

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

Rajpur covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Sabaur, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajpur.

Rajpur 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.

Rajpur 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 Rajapur (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 Rajpur today is likely to be higher.

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