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About Rajaura Village

Rajaura is a large village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,936, made up of 2,600 males and 2,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847121
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 4,936
Male Population 2,600
Female Population 2,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajaura compares

By the 2011 count Rajaura is the 15th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Rajaura

Rajaura 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 Rajaura 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 Rajaura from other places

Rajaura lies about 44 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 16 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 Rajaura
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 30 km
Nearest town Jainagar 31 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 44 km

Villages closest to Rajaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajaura village had a population of 4,936. That makes it the 15th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Rajaura village has 2,600 males and 2,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajaura has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Rajaura is 847121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajaura covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajaura falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajaura is Janakpur Road, about 16 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 Rajaura.

Rajaura is about 44 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajaura is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Janakpur Road is about 16 km away. Keotiranway is about 30 km away. Jainagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nonaura (under 2 km), Para (5.3 km) and Pathra (12 km).

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

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