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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 461 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 461
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 44th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 13 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 917.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rasulpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Birju Bigha, about 1.6 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Birju Bigha 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 5.6 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 15 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 904. That makes it the 44th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Rasulpur village has 461 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Rasulpur covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasulpur falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Birju Bigha, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Birju Bigha is about 1.6 km away. Punpun is about 5.6 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghordaur (under 2 km), Lakhna (under 2 km) and Nima (under 2 km).

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

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