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About Rasalpur Village

Rasalpur is one of the larger villages in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,764, made up of 2,954 males and 2,810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares.

Rasalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 5,764
Male Population 2,954
Female Population 2,810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Rasalpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasalpur is the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Rasalpur

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

Rasalpur lies about 2.3 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 Rasalpur
Tehsil headquarters Noorsarai 2.3 km
District headquarters Nalanda 2.3 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 11 km

Villages closest to Rasalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasalpur village had a population of 5,764. That makes it the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Rasalpur village has 2,954 males and 2,810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasalpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Rasalpur covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rasalpur falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

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

Rasalpur is about 2.3 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasalpur is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 2.3 km away. Nalanda is about 2.3 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahiapur (under 2 km), Nadiauna (under 2 km) and Ajnaura (1.6 km).

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

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