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About Rajpura Village

Rajpura is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 89 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, 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 Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 53.41 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 89
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 753
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajpura compares

By the 2011 count Rajpura is the 90th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 53.41 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rajpura

The census records public bus service for Rajpura as Available within 10+ 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 <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 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 9.1 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 Ghanauli 9.1 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 31 km
District headquarters Solan 43 km

Villages closest to Rajpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 156. That makes it the 90th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Rajpura village has 89 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpura has about 753 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Rajpura is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpura covers 53.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpura falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpura is Ghanauli, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpura.

Rajpura is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpura is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 9.1 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Kasauli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dol (6.6 km), Thapal (18 km) and Kamli Gaon (23 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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