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About Rajwanpur Village

Rajwanpur is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,199, made up of 2,183 males and 2,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares.

Rajwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajwanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 4,199
Male Population 2,183
Female Population 2,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajwanpur is the 16th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Rajwanpur

Rajwanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajwanpur as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajwanpur from other places

Rajwanpur lies about 74 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 24 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 Rajwanpur
Nearest town Bahādurganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 35 km
District headquarters Katihar 74 km

Villages closest to Rajwanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajwanpur village had a population of 4,199. That makes it the 16th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Rajwanpur village has 2,183 males and 2,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajwanpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Rajwanpur covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajwanpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajwanpur is Hatwar, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajwanpur.

Rajwanpur is about 74 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajwanpur is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Bahādurganj is about 13 km away. Hatwar is about 24 km away. Kadwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (4.5 km), Kadamgachhi (4.8 km) and Kachora (5.6 km).

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

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