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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,868, made up of 1,531 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813204
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 2,868
Male Population 1,531
Female Population 1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur 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 Rasulpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 2.8 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Ekchari 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 6.8 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 2,868. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Rasulpur village has 1,531 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Rasulpur is 813204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasulpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Ekchari, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 2.8 km away. Colgong is about 6.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekchari (under 2 km), Bholsar (under 2 km) and Jahanpur (1.6 km).

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

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