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About Rajgaon Village

Rajgaon is a large village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,746, made up of 2,595 males and 2,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813209
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 4,746
Male Population 2,595
Female Population 2,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajgaon compares

By the 2011 count Rajgaon is the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Rajgaon

Rajgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rajgaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajgaon from other places

Rajgaon lies about 46 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 5.1 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 Rajgaon
Nearest railway station Ammapali 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 10 km
Nearest town Colgong 20 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 46 km

Villages closest to Rajgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgaon village had a population of 4,746. That makes it the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Rajgaon village has 2,595 males and 2,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgaon has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Rajgaon is 813209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgaon covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajgaon falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajgaon is Ammapali, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Rajgaon.

Rajgaon is about 46 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgaon is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ammapali is about 5.1 km away. Pirpainti is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgaon Arazi (under 2 km), Bijairam Chak (under 2 km) and Sarkanda (under 2 km).

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

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