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About Rajura Village

Rajura is a large village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,635, made up of 1,388 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajura village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 1128 hectares
Population 2,635
Male Population 1,388
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajura compares

By the 2011 count Rajura is the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 1128 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Rajura

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

Rajura lies about 27 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 8.0 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 Rajura
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 10 km
Nearest town Pātūr 17 km
District headquarters Washim 27 km

Villages closest to Rajura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajura village had a population of 2,635. That makes it the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Rajura village has 1,388 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajura has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Rajura is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajura covers 1128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajura falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rajura is Amanwadi, about 8.0 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 Rajura.

Rajura is about 27 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajura is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Amanwadi is about 8.0 km away. Malegaon is about 10 km away. Pātūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ansing (2.3 km), Sudi (2.6 km) and Sukanda (3.0 km).

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

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