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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is one of the larger villages in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,740, made up of 4,012 males and 3,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 7,740
Male Population 4,012
Female Population 3,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 5th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur 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 Rasulpur 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 Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 8.1 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 5.7 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 6.1 km
District headquarters Saran 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 11 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma 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 7,740. That makes it the 5th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Rasulpur village has 4,012 males and 3,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Rasulpur covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rasulpur falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Maharajganj, about 5.7 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 Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 8.1 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Maharajganj is about 5.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.1 km away. Saran is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanauti (under 2 km), Chan Chaura (3.8 km) and Eksar (4.3 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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