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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 340 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 348.08 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 340
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 120th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 348.08 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

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 <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 Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 72 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 52 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 Pithora 27 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 52 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 72 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 692. That makes it the 120th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Rajpur village has 340 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 348.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Bagbahra, about 52 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 Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 72 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 27 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Bagbahra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilakpur (under 2 km), Barnaidadar (2.4 km) and Tala (2.6 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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