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About Rasalpur Village

Rasalpur is one of the larger villages in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,688, made up of 3,020 males and 2,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Pincode 823003
Area (hectares) 426 hectares
Population 5,688
Male Population 3,020
Female Population 2,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasalpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 426 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rasalpur

Rasalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasalpur from other places

Rasalpur lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 3.4 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 Rasalpur
Nearest railway station Guraru 3.4 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 25 km

Villages closest to Rasalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Rasalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasalpur village had a population of 5,688. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Rasalpur village has 3,020 males and 2,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasalpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rasalpur is 823003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasalpur covers 426 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasalpur falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rasalpur is Guraru, about 3.4 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 village for Rasalpur.

Rasalpur is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasalpur is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 3.4 km away. Rafiganj is about 12 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (3.4 km), Bhikhanpur (5.6 km) and Masnad Bigha (10 km).

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

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