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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 371 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.03 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Area (hectares) 43.03 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 371
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 85th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 43.03 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

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. 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 Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 47 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Sabaur 1.7 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 34 km
District headquarters Godda 47 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahagama 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 732. That makes it the 85th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Rajpur village has 371 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Rajpur covers 43.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajpur falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Sabaur, about 1.7 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 47 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Sabaur is about 1.7 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 8.8 km away. Mahagama is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modi Chak (1.7 km), Moti Chak (1.7 km) and Ramchandarpur (11 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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