About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,122, made up of 4,150 males and 3,972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1671.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591231
Area (hectares)	1671.85 hectares
Population	8,122
Male Population	4,150
Female Population	3,972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 13th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1671.85 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 60 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 8.1 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 Rajapur
Nearest railway station	Bagewadi	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	13 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	60 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

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Common questions about Rajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 8,122. That makes it the 13th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Rajapur village has 4,150 males and 3,972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 591231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 1671.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Bagewadi, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 60 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Bagewadi is about 8.1 km away. Gokak is about 13 km away. Belgaum is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.