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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 132 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 132
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
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 180th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 993.

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 11 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 29 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 Baramkela 11 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 29 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 234. That makes it the 180th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Rajpur village has 132 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpur falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Raigarh, about 29 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 11 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 11 km away. Raigarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpur (under 2 km), Panchdhar (under 2 km) and Barpali (1.9 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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