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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 60 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 683 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, 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 Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 60
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 683
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 145th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rajaun 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 Rajaun 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 101. That makes it the 145th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Rajpur village has 60 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 683 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpur falls under Rajaun 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Sabaur is about 1.7 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 8.8 km away. Rajaun 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 Bhimrajpur (under 2 km), Jagarnathpur (5.4 km) and Maheshpur (6.3 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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