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About Rajupara Village

Rajupara is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 25 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 720 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajupara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajupara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 38.88 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 25
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 720
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajupara compares

By the 2011 count Rajupara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 38.88 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1013.

Getting to Rajupara

Rajupara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rajupara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rajupara from other places

Rajupara lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 7.1 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 Rajupara
Nearest railway station Harinsing 7.1 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Rajupara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajupara village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Rajupara village has 25 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajupara has about 720 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Rajupara is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajupara covers 38.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajupara falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajupara is Harinsing, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rajupara.

Rajupara is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajupara is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 7.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 26 km away. Shikaripara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpara (under 2 km), Salaipahar (under 2 km) and Jadupara (under 2 km).

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

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