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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a large village in Sarairanjan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,637 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Sarairanjan
Pincode 848505
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 3,207
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 29th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

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 10+ 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 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 21 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajajan Halt, 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarairanjan 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Rajajan Halt 11 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 18 km
District headquarters Samastipur 21 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarairanjan 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 3,207. That makes it the 29th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents.

Rasulpur village has 1,637 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Rasulpur is 848505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rasulpur falls under Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Rajajan Halt, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 21 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district. Sarairanjan is about 9.3 km away. Rajajan Halt is about 11 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jan Mahamadpur (under 2 km), Bishunpur Isuf (2.3 km) and Khalispur (2.8 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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