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About Rajur Village

Rajur is one of the larger villages in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,699, made up of 2,951 males and 2,748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1452 hectares hectares.

Rajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Area (hectares) 1452 hectares
Population 5,699
Male Population 2,951
Female Population 2,748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajur compares

By the 2011 count Rajur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 1452 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Rajur

Rajur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajur as Available within village. 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 Rajur from other places

Rajur lies about 24 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Dingaon, about 23 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 Rajur
Nearest town Deūlgaon Rāja 20 km
Nearest railway station Dingaon 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 24 km
District headquarters Jalna 24 km

Villages closest to Rajur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajur village had a population of 5,699. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Rajur village has 2,951 males and 2,748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Rajur covers 1452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajur falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rajur is Dingaon, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajur.

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

Rajur is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 20 km away. Dingaon is about 23 km away. Bhokardan 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 Bamkheda (3.0 km), Khamkheda (3.0 km) and Palaskheda Thombari (4.3 km).

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

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