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About Rajur Village

Rajur is one of the larger villages in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,484, made up of 2,826 males and 2,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2216.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582114
Area (hectares) 2216.96 hectares
Population 5,484
Male Population 2,826
Female Population 2,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajur compares

By the 2011 count Rajur is the 6th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 2216.96 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rajur

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

Rajur lies about 47 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 25 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 Rajur
Nearest town Gajendragarh 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ron 21 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 25 km
District headquarters Gadag 47 km

Villages closest to Rajur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajur village had a population of 5,484. That makes it the 6th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Rajur village has 2,826 males and 2,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rajur is 582114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajur covers 2216.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajur falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajur is Linganabandi, about 25 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 Rajur.

Rajur is about 47 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajur is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Gajendragarh is about 4.5 km away. Ron is about 21 km away. Linganabandi 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 Dindur (2.2 km), Purthageri (2.5 km) and Kodaganur (3.7 km).

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

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