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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a mid sized village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 272 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 272
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rasulpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 44 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.9 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Bakudi 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 8.9 km
Nearest town Farakka 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 44 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 529. That makes it the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Rasulpur village has 272 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Rasulpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasulpur falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Bakudi, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 44 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 5.9 km away. Udhwa is about 8.9 km away. Farakka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurucharanpur (under 2 km), Kesobbati (under 2 km) and Atapur (under 2 km).

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

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