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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 76 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.42 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 362.42 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 76
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 155th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 362.42 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 22 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Borgaon, about 2.8 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 Borgaon 2.8 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 22 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akola 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 157. That makes it the 155th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Rajapur village has 76 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Rajapur covers 362.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajapur falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Borgaon, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 22 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 2.8 km away. Murtajāpur is about 17 km away. Akola is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rambhapur (1.6 km), Wani (1.8 km) and Mirzapur (2.0 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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