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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 449 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.48 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 98.48 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 449
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 129th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 98.48 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within village. 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 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 Kuchaikote 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 Kuchaikote 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 863. That makes it the 129th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Rajapur village has 449 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Rajapur covers 98.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajapur falls under Kuchaikote 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 7.1 km away. Kataiya is about 16 km away. Kuchaikote 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 Parsauni Gopalpur (under 2 km), Barhara (under 2 km) and Garya Khal (1.7 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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