About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is a large village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,216, made up of 2,110 males and 2,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2427.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Bakavand
Pincode	491888
Area (hectares)	2427.46 hectares
Population	4,216
Male Population	2,110
Female Population	2,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 2427.46 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 15 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 20 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 Rajnagar
Tehsil headquarters	Bakavand	15 km
District headquarters	Bastar	15 km
Nearest town	Jagdalpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Nakti Semara	20 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

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

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Common questions about Rajnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 4,216. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Rajnagar village has 2,110 males and 2,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Rajnagar is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajnagar covers 2427.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajnagar falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Nakti Semara, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 15 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnagar is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Bakavand is about 15 km away. Bastar is about 15 km away. Jagdalpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.