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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 15 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 15
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rasulpur 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 Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 11 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 Ranipatra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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 Rasulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Rasulpur village has 15 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Rasulpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Ranipatra, about 11 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 Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 11 km away. Purnia East is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 16 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), Sahawa (2.0 km) and Barhampur (2.3 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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