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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Nathnagar tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 521 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Nathnagar
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 521
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

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 8.8 km from Bhagalpur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Nathnagar 8.8 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 8.8 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 8.8 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nathnagar 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 1,003. That makes it the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Rajpur village has 521 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Rajpur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajpur falls under Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 8.8 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 1.7 km away. Nathnagar is about 8.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (2.2 km), Maniarpur (2.5 km) and Manoharpur (2.5 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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