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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 634 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 634
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 23 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 7.1 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 Rajapur
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 7.1 km
Nearest town Kataiya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 23 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 23 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 1,434. That makes it the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Rajapur village has 634 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Rajapur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajapur falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Panchdeori Halt, about 7.1 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 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 23 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 Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 7.1 km away. Kataiya is about 16 km away. Katiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Khurd (2.5 km), Dumaria (3.5 km) and Bhopatpur (7.4 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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