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About Raorajur Village

Raorajur is a large village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,221, made up of 1,659 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1590 hectares hectares.

Raorajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raorajur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Area (hectares) 1590 hectares
Population 3,221
Male Population 1,659
Female Population 1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raorajur compares

By the 2011 count Raorajur is the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 1590 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Raorajur

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

Raorajur lies about 25 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Dhondi, about 11 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 Raorajur
Nearest railway station Dhondi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Palam 12 km
Nearest town Gangākher 13 km
District headquarters Parbhani 25 km

Villages closest to Raorajur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raorajur village had a population of 3,221. That makes it the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Raorajur village has 1,659 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raorajur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Raorajur covers 1590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raorajur falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raorajur is Dhondi, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Raorajur.

Raorajur is about 25 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raorajur is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Dhondi is about 11 km away. Palam is about 12 km away. Gangākher is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawangi Bhujbal (1.8 km), Dhanewadi (2.8 km) and Rokadewadi (4.1 km).

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

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