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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Phulwaria tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 933 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.8 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Phulwaria
Area (hectares) 227.8 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 933
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 227.8 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur 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 Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 55 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sahatwar, about 20 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 Rajpur
Tehsil headquarters Phulwaria 3.4 km
Nearest town Maniar 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Sahatwar 20 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 55 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Rajpur village has 933 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Rajpur covers 227.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Sahatwar, about 20 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 Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 55 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 3.4 km away. Maniar is about 8.5 km away. Sahatwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moti Chak (under 2 km), Shahpur Batraha (2.2 km) and Phulwaria (3.4 km).

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

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