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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 229 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 47.08 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 229
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 109th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 47.08 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 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 5 - 10 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 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 3.9 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 Amolwa 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 7.1 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 13 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaunaha 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 454. That makes it the 109th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Rajpur village has 229 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 47.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Amolwa, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 3.9 km away. Gaunaha is about 7.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masahi (under 2 km), Chhitmi (under 2 km) and Majharia (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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