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About Rajpura Village

Rajpura is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 84 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 163.01 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 84
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpura compares

By the 2011 count Rajpura is the 197th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 163.01 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Rajpura

Rajpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rajpura from other places

Rajpura lies about 16 km from Shimla. 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
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Rajpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 159. That makes it the 197th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Rajpura village has 84 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpura has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Rajpura is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpura covers 163.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpura falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Rajpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpura.

Rajpura is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpura is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.6 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Jangal Rachai (under 2 km), Bogra (under 2 km) and Bhog (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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