About Rajpura Village

Rajpura is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 1,086 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 563 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, 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	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	1,697
Male Population	1,086
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	563
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpura compares

By the 2011 count Rajpura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Rajpura

Rajpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ghanauli	9.1 km
Nearest town	Baddi	14 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 Nalagarh 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.

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Common questions about Rajpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpura village had a population of 1,697. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Rajpura village has 1,086 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpura has about 563 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Rajpura is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpura covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpura falls under Nalagarh 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.6 km away. Ghanauli is about 9.1 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.