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About Rajpara Village

Rajpara is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 23 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 44.65 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 23
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Rajpara compares

By the 2011 count Rajpara is the 222nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 44.65 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Rajpara

Rajpara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rajpara 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 Rajpara from other places

Rajpara 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 Rajpara
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 Rajpara

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 Rajpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpara village had a population of 45. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Rajpara village has 23 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpara has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Rajpara covers 44.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpara falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajpara 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 Rajpara.

Rajpara 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.

Rajpara 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 Rajupara (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 Rajpara today is likely to be higher.

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