About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 220 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	220
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,100
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 156th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 8.4 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 Rajapur
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Murarai	8.4 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	18 km
District headquarters	Pakur	22 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 462. That makes it the 156th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Rajapur village has 220 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Murarai, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 3.5 km away. Murarai is about 8.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.