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About Rajgarh Village

Rajgarh is a large village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,260, made up of 1,225 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.04 hectares hectares.

Rajgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 255.04 hectares
Population 2,260
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rajgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rajgarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 255.04 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Rajgarh

Rajgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajgarh 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 Rajgarh from other places

Rajgarh lies about 18 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 7.6 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 Rajgarh
Nearest railway station Khonker 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 16 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 18 km

Villages closest to Rajgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaras 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 2,260. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Rajgarh village has 1,225 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgarh has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Rajgarh covers 255.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajgarh falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajgarh is Khonker, about 7.6 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 Rajgarh.

Rajgarh is about 18 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgarh is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 7.6 km away. Kolaras is about 16 km away. Shivpuri 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 Gurila (under 2 km), Pali (1.8 km) and Shankarpur (2.4 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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