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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is one of the larger villages in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,780, made up of 6,195 males and 5,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 705 hectares
Population 11,780
Male Population 6,195
Female Population 5,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 705 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 85 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 12 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 Rajpur
Nearest railway station Chausa 12 km
Nearest town Buxar 22 km
District headquarters Rohtas 85 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 11,780. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Rajpur village has 6,195 males and 5,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Rajpur covers 705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajpur falls under Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Chausa, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 85 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district. Chausa is about 12 km away. Buxar is about 22 km away. Rohtas is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarhi (2.0 km), Barana (7.3 km) and Dehri (9.1 km).

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

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