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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 512 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.98 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 23.98 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 512
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 23.98 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Rajapur

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

Rajapur lies about 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 6.8 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 Rajapur
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 6.8 km
Nearest town Kataiya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 973. That makes it the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Rajapur village has 512 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Rajapur covers 23.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajapur falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Bathua Bazar, about 6.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 28 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 6.8 km away. Kataiya is about 11 km away. Hathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deuria (2.9 km), Sohagpur (3.5 km) and Jigna Jagarnath (8.6 km).

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

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