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About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 900 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 900
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Rajnagar
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 25 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Rajnagar village has 900 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Rajnagar covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajnagar falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Haludpukur, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnagar is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 6.4 km away. Haludpukur is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajganj (under 2 km), Murumdih (under 2 km) and Muriapara (1.6 km).

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

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