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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 434 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 434
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 24 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, 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 Rajpur
Nearest railway station Baghi Bardiha 11 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 24 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 24 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chewara 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 817. That makes it the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Rajpur village has 434 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Rajpur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Baghi Bardiha, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 24 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Baghi Bardiha is about 11 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 13 km away. Chewara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (14 km), Lohan (16 km) and Masarhi (18 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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