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About Rajbar Village

Rajbar is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 640 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajbar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 684 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 640
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Rajbar compares

By the 2011 count Rajbar is the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rajbar

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

Rajbar lies about 16 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 12 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 Rajbar
Nearest railway station Chetar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 15 km
District headquarters Latehar 16 km
Nearest town Lātehār 16 km

Villages closest to Rajbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajbar village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Rajbar village has 640 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajbar has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rajbar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajbar covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajbar falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajbar is Chetar, about 12 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 Rajbar.

Rajbar is about 16 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajbar is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 12 km away. Balumath is about 15 km away. Latehar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lejang (1.6 km), Kuriam Khurd (1.8 km) and Lundibar (1.9 km).

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

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