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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 218 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, 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 Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 62.55 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 218
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 114th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 62.55 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

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 16 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 2.1 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
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 16 km
District headquarters Raigarh 16 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharsia 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 444. That makes it the 114th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Rajpur village has 218 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 62.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Bhupdeopur, about 2.1 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 16 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 2.1 km away. Kharsia is about 16 km away. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darri (under 2 km), Kiritmal (under 2 km) and Lodhajhar (1.8 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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