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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a small village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 181 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 935 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 935 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 181
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 108th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 935 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon Road, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Nandgaon Road 32 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 38 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Radhanagari 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 361. That makes it the 108th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Rajapur village has 181 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Rajapur covers 935 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 Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Nandgaon Road, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 6.1 km away. Nandgaon Road is about 32 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalankwadi (1.8 km), Aini (2.5 km) and Farale (3.1 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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