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About Rajur Village

Rajur is a large village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,515, made up of 2,173 males and 2,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1573.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Tokapal
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 1573.16 hectares
Population 4,515
Male Population 2,173
Female Population 2,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajur compares

By the 2011 count Rajur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 1573.16 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Rajur

Rajur 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 Rajur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajur from other places

Rajur lies about 24 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Tokapal, about 1.8 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 Rajur
Nearest railway station Tokapal 1.8 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 18 km
District headquarters Bastar 24 km

Villages closest to Rajur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajur village had a population of 4,515. 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 1,106 residents.

Rajur village has 2,173 males and 2,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajur has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Rajur is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajur covers 1573.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajur falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajur is Tokapal, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Rajur.

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

Rajur is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Tokapal is about 1.8 km away. Jagdalpur is about 18 km away. Bastar 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 Koyapal (1.8 km), Tokapal (2.5 km) and Duganpal (4.3 km).

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

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