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About Rajur Village

Rajur is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 420 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571314
Area (hectares) 213.05 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 420
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajur compares

By the 2011 count Rajur is the 127th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 213.05 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

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 10+ km distance. 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 32 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 21 km
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 21 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 21 km
District headquarters Mysore 32 km

Villages closest to Rajur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanjangud 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 828. That makes it the 127th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Rajur village has 420 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rajur is 571314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajur covers 213.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajur falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajur is Sujatapuram, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Rajur.

Rajur is about 32 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajur is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 21 km away. Sujatapuram is about 21 km away. Nanjangūd is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadaburu (under 2 km), Shettahalli (under 2 km) and Akala (1.8 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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