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About Rajnagar Village

Rajnagar is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 474 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Rajnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajnagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 474
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 753
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rajnagar is the 121st largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rajnagar

Rajnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajnagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajnagar from other places

Rajnagar lies about 14 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Lower Malad, about under 2 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 Rajnagar
Nearest railway station Lower Malad under 2 km
Nearest town Borivli 7.2 km
District headquarters Thane 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 28 km

Villages closest to Rajnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajnagar village had a population of 831. That makes it the 121st largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Rajnagar village has 474 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajnagar has about 753 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Rajnagar covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajnagar falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rajnagar is Lower Malad, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajnagar.

Rajnagar is about 14 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajnagar is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Lower Malad is about under 2 km away. Borivli is about 7.2 km away. Thane is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khardi (2.6 km), Borpada (4.5 km) and Gorsai (9.7 km).

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

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