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About Rapar Village

Rapar is a mid sized village in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 640 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2785.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Anjar
Pincode 370165
Area (hectares) 2785.28 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 640
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rapar compares

By the 2011 count Rapar is the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 2785.28 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Rapar

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

Rapar lies about 31 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sapda, about 11 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 Rapar
Nearest railway station Sapda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjar 15 km
Nearest town Anjār 15 km
District headquarters Kachchh 31 km

Villages closest to Rapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anjar 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 Rapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapar village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Rapar village has 640 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Rapar is 370165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rapar covers 2785.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rapar falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rapar is Sapda, about 11 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rapar.

Rapar is about 31 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapar is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Sapda is about 11 km away. Anjar is about 15 km away. Anjār is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambapar (3.8 km), Khokhra (4.0 km) and Chandrani (6.2 km).

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

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