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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 245 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494224
Area (hectares) 654.06 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 245
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 654.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

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 23 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 town Kānker 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 23 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 23 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Antagarh 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 489. That makes it the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Rajpur village has 245 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 494224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 654.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpur falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Rajpur notes the nearest railway station 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 23 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 22 km away. Antagarh is about 23 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yetegaon (under 2 km), Sendurmeta (2.1 km) and Timnar (2.1 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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