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About Rajpalpur Village

Rajpalpur is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 76 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 107.23 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 76
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpalpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpalpur is the 217th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 107.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Rajpalpur

Rajpalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajpalpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rajpalpur from other places

Rajpalpur lies about 66 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 57 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 Rajpalpur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 57 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 66 km

Villages closest to Rajpalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpalpur village had a population of 136. That makes it the 217th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Rajpalpur village has 76 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpalpur has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Rajpalpur covers 107.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpalpur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpalpur is Kargi Road, about 57 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 <5 km distance for Rajpalpur.

Rajpalpur is about 66 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpalpur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Kargi Road is about 57 km away. Bilaspur is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keharpur (under 2 km), Sankapat (1.6 km) and Khunta (2.3 km).

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

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