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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a large village in Himatnagar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,242, made up of 1,138 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Himatnagar
Pincode 383010
Area (hectares) 513.39 hectares
Population 2,242
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 513.39 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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 76 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Prantij, about 7.9 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 town Prāntij 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Prantij 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Himatnagar 29 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 76 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Himatnagar 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 2,242. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Rajpur village has 1,138 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 383010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 513.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpur falls under Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Prantij, about 7.9 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 76 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Prāntij is about 7.2 km away. Prantij is about 7.9 km away. Himatnagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarapur (13 km), Javanpura (19 km) and Mali (20 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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