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About Rajipur Village

Rajipur is a large village in Dulhin Bazar tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,509, made up of 2,315 males and 2,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dulhin Bazar
Pincode 801104
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 4,509
Male Population 2,315
Female Population 2,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajipur compares

By the 2011 count Rajipur is the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Rajipur

Rajipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rajipur from other places

Rajipur lies about 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Halt, about under 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 Rajipur
Nearest railway station Gandhi Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Khagaul 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dulhin Bazar 17 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Rajipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dulhin Bazar 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 Rajipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajipur village had a population of 4,509. That makes it the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents.

Rajipur village has 2,315 males and 2,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajipur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Rajipur is 801104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajipur covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajipur falls under Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajipur is Gandhi Halt, about under 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rajipur.

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

Rajipur is in Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district. Gandhi Halt is about under 2 km away. Khagaul is about 8.3 km away. Dulhin Bazar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihi (4.3 km), Sabazpura (9.6 km) and Sorampur (10 km).

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

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