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About Rajgarh Village

Rajgarh is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,603, made up of 1,374 males and 1,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2608.8 hectares hectares.

Rajgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 2608.8 hectares
Population 2,603
Male Population 1,374
Female Population 1,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rajgarh is the 24th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 2608.8 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Rajgarh

Rajgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rajgarh from other places

Rajgarh lies about 42 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 9.8 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 Rajgarh
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 9.8 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Rajgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgarh village had a population of 2,603. That makes it the 24th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Rajgarh village has 1,374 males and 1,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgarh has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Rajgarh covers 2608.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajgarh falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajgarh is Khajuraho, about 9.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajgarh.

Rajgarh is about 42 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgarh is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Khajuraho is about 9.8 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 13 km away. Rajnagar 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 Chandranagar (1.7 km), Shivrajpur (3.7 km) and Raipura (4.1 km).

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

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