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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 814 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585309
Area (hectares) 627.55 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 814
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 60th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 627.55 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 994.

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 46 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Shampurahalli, about 39 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
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 14 km
Nearest town Shāhpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Shampurahalli 39 km
District headquarters Yadgir 46 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 1,560. That makes it the 60th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Rajapur village has 814 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 585309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 627.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Shampurahalli, about 39 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 46 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shahpur is about 14 km away. Shāhpur is about 14 km away. Shampurahalli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkihalli (under 2 km), Rabbanhalli (2.6 km) and Chandapur (4.1 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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