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About Rajpuri Kalan Village

Rajpuri Kalan is a large village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,132, made up of 996 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpuri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpuri Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 511.94 hectares
Population 2,132
Male Population 996
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpuri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rajpuri Kalan is the 9th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 511.94 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Rajpuri Kalan

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

Rajpuri Kalan lies about 7.0 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 10 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 Rajpuri Kalan
District headquarters Surguja 7.0 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhanpur 29 km

Villages closest to Rajpuri Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhanpur 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 Rajpuri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpuri Kalan village had a population of 2,132. That makes it the 9th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Rajpuri Kalan village has 996 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpuri Kalan has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rajpuri Kalan is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpuri Kalan covers 511.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpuri Kalan falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpuri Kalan is Ambikapur, about 10 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 village for Rajpuri Kalan.

Rajpuri Kalan is about 7.0 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpuri Kalan is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Surguja is about 7.0 km away. Ambikāpur is about 7.0 km away. Ambikapur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahpatra (21 km), Rampur (24 km) and Kanchanpur (31 km).

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

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