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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a large village in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,960, made up of 2,091 males and 1,869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 3,960
Male Population 2,091
Female Population 1,869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 Sabour 2.2 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 Sabour 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 3,960. That makes it the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Rajpur village has 2,091 males and 1,869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Rajpur covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Sabour 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 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 Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 1.7 km away. Sabour is about 2.2 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 Chandheri (under 2 km), Khan Kita (under 2 km) and Bagder (1.6 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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