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About Rapcha Village

Rapcha is a mid sized village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,051 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rapcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapcha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 832108
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Rapcha compares

By the 2011 count Rapcha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Rapcha

The census records public bus service for Rapcha 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 Rapcha from other places

Rapcha lies about 38 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 16 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 Rapcha
Nearest town Mango 11 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 19 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 38 km

Villages closest to Rapcha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapcha village had a population of 1,983. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Rapcha village has 1,051 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapcha has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Rapcha is 832108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rapcha covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rapcha falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rapcha is Salgajhari, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Rapcha.

Rapcha is about 38 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapcha is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mango is about 11 km away. Salgajhari is about 16 km away. Adityapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haridih (3.6 km), Beltanr (8.6 km) and Bara Hariharpur (12 km).

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

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