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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Vadnagar tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 618 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Vadnagar
Pincode 384355
Area (hectares) 440.1 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 618
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,791 residents. Its 440.1 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 60 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Taranga Hill, about 8.0 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 Taranga Hill 8.0 km
Nearest town Kherālu 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Vadnagar 28 km
District headquarters Mahesana 60 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vadnagar 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 1,221. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,791 residents.

Rajpur village has 618 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 384355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 440.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpur falls under Vadnagar tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Taranga Hill, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 60 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Vadnagar tehsil of Mahesana district. Taranga Hill is about 8.0 km away. Kherālu is about 20 km away. Vadnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaktapur (10 km), Bajpura (18 km) and Valasana (19 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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