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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 202 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816011, 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 Pakuria
Pincode 816011
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 202
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 93rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within <5 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 36 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 10 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
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 10 km
District headquarters Pakur 36 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 425. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Rajapur village has 202 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 816011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Nalhati Junction, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 36 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 Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Nalhāti is about 9.1 km away. Pakuria is about 9.3 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chengagaria (under 2 km), Radhanagar (under 2 km) and Shridharpara (under 2 km).

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

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