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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a large village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 994 males and 1,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1813.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585312
Area (hectares) 1813.37 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 994
Female Population 1,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 47th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1813.37 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 38 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Sedam, about 20 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 Sedam 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 27 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 38 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 47th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Rajapur village has 994 males and 1,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 585312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 1813.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajapur falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Sedam, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajapur.

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

Rajapur is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Sedam is about 20 km away. Chitapur is about 27 km away. Gulbarga is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgi (4.5 km), Kodadur (4.7 km) and Salhalli (5.4 km).

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

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