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About Rajoura Village

Rajoura is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 769 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajoura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajoura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Barbigha
Pincode 811101
Area (hectares) 138.06 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 769
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajoura compares

By the 2011 count Rajoura is the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 138.06 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rajoura

Rajoura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajoura as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajoura from other places

Rajoura lies about 11 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 3.9 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 Rajoura
Tehsil headquarters Barbigha 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 3.9 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 11 km

Villages closest to Rajoura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajoura village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Rajoura village has 769 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajoura has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Rajoura is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajoura covers 138.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajoura falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajoura is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajoura.

Rajoura is about 11 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajoura is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Barbigha is about 3.6 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 3.9 km away. Sheikhpura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhan Bigha (1.5 km), Khalil Chak (1.5 km) and Daria Chak (1.6 km).

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

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