About Rajan Village

Rajan is a large village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,454, made up of 2,252 males and 2,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Pincode	824237
Area (hectares)	369 hectares
Population	4,454
Male Population	2,252
Female Population	2,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajan compares

By the 2011 count Rajan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rajan

Rajan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajan as Available within 5 - 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 Rajan from other places

Rajan lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 19 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 Rajan
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	6.3 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	19 km
District headquarters	Gaya	25 km

Villages closest to Rajan

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

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Common questions about Rajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajan village had a population of 4,454. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Rajan village has 2,252 males and 2,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Rajan is 824237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajan covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajan falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajan is Paraiya, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Rajan.

Rajan 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.

Rajan is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 9.7 km away. Paraiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.