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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 809 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.32 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 423.32 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 809
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 423.32 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 46 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 17 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 Singhpur Dumra 17 km
Nearest town Lauri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandla 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandla 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 1,535. That makes it the 14th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Rajapur village has 809 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 863.

Rajapur covers 423.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Singhpur Dumra, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 46 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Singhpur Dumra is about 17 km away. Lauri is about 17 km away. Chandla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiktai (under 2 km), Simrahi (2.1 km) and Panchampur (2.3 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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