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About Rajaua Village

Rajaua is a mid sized village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 280 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajaua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajaua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 474001
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 280
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajaua compares

By the 2011 count Rajaua is the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 519 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, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Rajaua

Rajaua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rajaua as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rajaua from other places

Rajaua lies about 24 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Antri, about 9.6 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 Rajaua
Nearest railway station Antri 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 24 km
District headquarters Gwalior 24 km

Villages closest to Rajaua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajaua village had a population of 509. That makes it the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Rajaua village has 280 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajaua has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Rajaua is 474001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajaua covers 519 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.

Rajaua falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajaua is Antri, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance for Rajaua.

Rajaua is about 24 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajaua is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Antri is about 9.6 km away. Chinour is about 24 km away. Gwalior is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amroul (under 2 km), Prempur (under 2 km) and Chak Shankarpur (2.9 km).

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

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