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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 757 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.2 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 195.2 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 757
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 56th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 195.2 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 22 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Abhaipur, about 1.5 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
Nearest railway station Abhaipur 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 10 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 21 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 22 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 1,392. That makes it the 56th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Rajpur village has 757 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Rajpur covers 195.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Abhaipur, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rajpur is about 22 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Abhaipur is about 1.5 km away. Surajgarha is about 10 km away. Jamālpur 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 Ghoghi (under 2 km), Lachhmipur (under 2 km) and Chaukra (under 2 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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