About Rasalpur Village

Rasalpur is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 397 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Rasalpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasalpur is the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Rasalpur

Rasalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rasalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rasalpur from other places

Rasalpur lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sonwarsa Halt, about 9.0 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.

Villages closest to Rasalpur

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

• Hansrajpur 8.2 km
• Milki 16 km
• Birchait 16 km
• Ujarpur 16 km
• Lahuar 16 km
• Saurei 17 km

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.