About Rapura Village

Rapura is a large village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,077 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhawnathpur
Pincode	822112
Area (hectares)	624 hectares
Population	2,050
Male Population	1,077
Female Population	973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rapura compares

By the 2011 count Rapura is the 15th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 624 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Rapura

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

Rapura lies about 18 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 5.8 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 Rapura
Nearest railway station	Untari Road	5.8 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhawnathpur	18 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	18 km

Villages closest to Rapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapura village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 15th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Rapura village has 1,077 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapura has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Rapura is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rapura covers 624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rapura falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rapura is Untari Road, about 5.8 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 Rapura.

Rapura is about 18 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapura is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Untari Road is about 5.8 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 16 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.