About Rajawan Village

Rajawan is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,555, made up of 1,305 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares.

Rajawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	431 hectares
Population	2,555
Male Population	1,305
Female Population	1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajawan compares

By the 2011 count Rajawan is the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Rajawan

Rajawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajawan from other places

Rajawan lies about 17 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 4.2 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 Rajawan
Nearest railway station	Sohsarai	4.2 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	17 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	17 km

Villages closest to Rajawan

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

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Common questions about Rajawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajawan village had a population of 2,555. That makes it the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Rajawan village has 1,305 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajawan has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Rajawan covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajawan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajawan is Sohsarai, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajawan.

Rajawan is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajawan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Sohsarai is about 4.2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 6.0 km away. Asthawan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.