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About Rajabasa Village

Rajabasa is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 163 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajabasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajabasa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 23.94 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 163
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajabasa compares

By the 2011 count Rajabasa is the 182nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 23.94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Rajabasa

Rajabasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajabasa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rajabasa from other places

Rajabasa lies about 66 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 9.3 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 Rajabasa
Tehsil headquarters Potka 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 9.3 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 16 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Rajabasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajabasa village had a population of 308. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Rajabasa village has 163 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajabasa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Rajabasa is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajabasa covers 23.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajabasa falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajabasa is Mahali Marup, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajabasa.

Rajabasa is about 66 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajabasa is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Potka is about 8.6 km away. Mahali Marup is about 9.3 km away. Gobindpur 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 Baliposh (under 2 km), Rugrisai (2.2 km) and Kala Pathar (3.3 km).

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

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