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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 450 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Pincode 845413
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 450
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 64th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within <5 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 143 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 8.1 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 Rajapur
Nearest town Jagdīspur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 23 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 143 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 846. That makes it the 64th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents.

Rajapur village has 450 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 845413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajapur falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Charpokhari Halt, about 8.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 143 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jagdīspur is about 7.3 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 8.1 km away. Kalyanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bashdeo Chhapra Tola Harpur (4.7 km), Semra (9.6 km) and Bali Belwa (13 km).

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

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