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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a large village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,935, made up of 1,479 males and 1,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 2,935
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 17 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, 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 Rajpur
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti 2.6 km
District headquarters Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 27 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Rajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 2,935. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Rajpur village has 1,479 males and 1,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajpur falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Kathautia, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 17 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 2.6 km away. Chatra is about 17 km away. Chatrā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranpur (under 2 km), Dangradih (under 2 km) and Dhamdhamwa (under 2 km).

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

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