About Rajan Village

Rajan is a large village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,051, made up of 1,064 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	2,051
Male Population	1,064
Female Population	987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajan compares

By the 2011 count Rajan is the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Rajan

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

Rajan lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 19 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 Rajan
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	19 km
Nearest town	Colgong	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	30 km
District headquarters	Godda	30 km

Villages closest to Rajan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajan village had a population of 2,051. That makes it the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Rajan village has 1,064 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Rajan is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajan covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajan falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajan is Ekchari, about 19 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 Rajan.

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

Rajan is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ekchari is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 22 km away. Meherma is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.