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About Rajaura Village

Rajaura is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 271 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.37 hectares hectares.

Rajaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 238.37 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 271
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajaura compares

By the 2011 count Rajaura is the 101st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 238.37 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 864.

Getting to Rajaura

Rajaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajaura as Available within 5 - 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 Rajaura from other places

Rajaura lies about 72 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mataundh, about 29 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 Rajaura
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 12 km
Nearest town Lauri 24 km
Nearest railway station Mataundh 29 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 72 km

Villages closest to Rajaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajaura village had a population of 513. That makes it the 101st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Rajaura village has 271 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajaura has about 893 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 864.

Rajaura covers 238.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajaura falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajaura is Mataundh, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rajaura.

Rajaura is about 72 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajaura is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 12 km away. Lauri is about 24 km away. Mataundh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odi (under 2 km), Malpur (2.0 km) and Barua (2.5 km).

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

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