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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 691 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.97 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 519.97 hectares
Population 1,368
Male Population 691
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 35th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 519.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 33 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 16 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 Lukwasa 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 26 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 33 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badarwas 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 1,368. That makes it the 35th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Rajapur village has 691 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Rajapur covers 519.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Lukwasa, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 33 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 16 km away. Badarwas is about 26 km away. Shivpuri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitanagar (3.0 km), Bamor Kalan (3.3 km) and Akoda (3.5 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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