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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 742 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898.94 hectares hectares.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 898.94 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 742
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 898.94 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Rajpur

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

Rajpur lies about 55 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sonagir, about 27 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 Rajpur
Nearest town Karera 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 24 km
Nearest railway station Sonagir 27 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 55 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Rajpur village has 742 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 872 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 836.

Rajpur covers 898.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpur falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Sonagir, about 27 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 Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 55 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 21 km away. Narwar is about 24 km away. Sonagir is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihayala (under 2 km), Chitahari (2.4 km) and Karowaha (3.3 km).

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

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