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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 488 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 148.65 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 488
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 111th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 148.65 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rajpur

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

Rajpur lies about 53 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 41 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
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 12 km
Nearest town Mungeli 13 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 41 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 53 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lormi 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 955. That makes it the 111th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Rajpur village has 488 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 957 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 148.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Kargi Road, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 53 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 12 km away. Mungeli is about 13 km away. Kargi Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bicharpur (under 2 km), Manoharpur (under 2 km) and Amlidih (1.6 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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