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About Rajpura Village

Rajpura is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 469 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 72.1 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 469
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajpura compares

By the 2011 count Rajpura is the 36th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 72.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Rajpura

Rajpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajpura from other places

Rajpura lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 1.6 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 Rajpura
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 4.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Rajpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpura village had a population of 913. That makes it the 36th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Rajpura village has 469 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpura has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Rajpura is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpura covers 72.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpura falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpura is Patti Rajpura, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Rajpura.

Rajpura is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpura is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 1.6 km away. Palampur is about 4.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palahu (under 2 km), Jandehra (under 2 km) and Maranda (under 2 km).

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

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