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About Rajwara Village

Rajwara is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 488 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Rajwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 488
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Rajwara compares

By the 2011 count Rajwara is the 48th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Rajwara

Rajwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajwara 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 Rajwara from other places

Rajwara lies about 14 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 8.7 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 Rajwara
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 14 km

Villages closest to Rajwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Rajwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajwara village had a population of 923. That makes it the 48th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Rajwara village has 488 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajwara has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Rajwara covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajwara falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajwara is Ranipatra, about 8.7 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 Rajwara.

Rajwara is about 14 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajwara is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 8.7 km away. Purnia East is about 14 km away. Purnia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahendrapur (under 2 km), Chhatia (1.7 km) and Dadaur (2.0 km).

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

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