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About Rajwa Village

Rajwa is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 367 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Rajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Hilsa
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 367
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajwa compares

By the 2011 count Rajwa is the 48th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Rajwa

Rajwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajwa 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 Rajwa from other places

Rajwa lies about 8.9 km from Nalanda. 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 Rajwa
Tehsil headquarters Hilsa 8.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 8.9 km

Villages closest to Rajwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajwa village had a population of 684. That makes it the 48th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Rajwa village has 367 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajwa has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Rajwa covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajwa falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Rajwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Rajwa.

Rajwa is about 8.9 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajwa is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 8.8 km away. Nalanda is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (2.2 km), Arpa (2.2 km) and Kurtha (2.9 km).

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

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