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About Raja Jan Village

Raja Jan is one of the larger villages in Mohiuddinagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,785, made up of 3,123 males and 2,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares.

Raja Jan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raja Jan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Mohiuddinagar
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 5,785
Male Population 3,123
Female Population 2,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raja Jan compares

By the 2011 count Raja Jan is the 12th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Raja Jan

Raja Jan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raja Jan as Available within 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 Raja Jan from other places

Raja Jan lies about 30 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajajan Halt, about under 2 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 Raja Jan
Nearest railway station Rajajan Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohiuddinagar 3.5 km
Nearest town Bārh 14 km
District headquarters Samastipur 30 km

Villages closest to Raja Jan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raja Jan village had a population of 5,785. That makes it the 12th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents.

Raja Jan village has 3,123 males and 2,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raja Jan has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Raja Jan covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raja Jan falls under Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raja Jan is Rajajan Halt, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raja Jan.

Raja Jan is about 30 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raja Jan is in Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Rajajan Halt is about under 2 km away. Mohiuddinagar is about 3.5 km away. Bārh 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 Ramgawan Biku (under 2 km), Ramgawan Mahathu (under 2 km) and Barhampura (under 2 km).

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

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