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About Rajpur Kalan Village

Rajpur Kalan is a large village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,389, made up of 1,257 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Simri
Area (hectares) 469 hectares
Population 2,389
Male Population 1,257
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur Kalan is the 24th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 469 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Rajpur Kalan

Rajpur Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalan from other places

Rajpur Kalan lies about 19 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sagarpali, about 9.1 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 Rajpur Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Simri 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Sagarpali 9.1 km
Nearest town Dumraon 14 km
District headquarters Buxar 19 km

Villages closest to Rajpur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur Kalan village had a population of 2,389. That makes it the 24th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Rajpur Kalan village has 1,257 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur Kalan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Rajpur Kalan covers 469 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpur Kalan falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur Kalan is Sagarpali, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpur Kalan.

Rajpur Kalan is about 19 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur Kalan is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 4.3 km away. Sagarpali is about 9.1 km away. Dumraon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Kalan (under 2 km), Rajpurkalan (under 2 km) and Neyazipur (2.8 km).

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

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