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About Rajgaon Village

Rajgaon is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 568 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 114.85 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 568
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajgaon compares

By the 2011 count Rajgaon is the 22nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 114.85 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Rajgaon

The census records public bus service for Rajgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajgaon from other places

Rajgaon lies about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Rajgaon
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 2.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 15 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 17 km

Villages closest to Rajgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgaon village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Rajgaon village has 568 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Rajgaon is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgaon covers 114.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajgaon falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Rajgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajgaon.

Rajgaon is about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgaon is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 2.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 15 km away. Chakradharpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balipos (under 2 km), Golmunda (under 2 km) and Mahisabera (1.6 km).

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

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