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About Rajpora Village

Rajpora is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 265 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181122
Area (hectares) 212.9 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 265
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpora compares

By the 2011 count Rajpora is the 149th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 212.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 947.

Getting to Rajpora

Rajpora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajpora 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 Rajpora from other places

Rajpora lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 27 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 Rajpora
Nearest town Akhnūr 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 24 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 27 km

Villages closest to Rajpora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpora village had a population of 493. That makes it the 149th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Rajpora village has 265 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpora has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rajpora is 181122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpora covers 212.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpora falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rajpora is Jammu Tawi, about 27 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 Rajpora.

Rajpora is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpora is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 9.8 km away. Akhnoor is about 24 km away. Jammu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sri Partap Singh Pora (under 2 km), Devi Pur (under 2 km) and Nad (2.5 km).

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

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