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About Rajapada Village

Rajapada is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 296 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766012
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 296
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapada compares

By the 2011 count Rajapada is the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Rajapada

Rajapada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajapada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajapada from other places

Rajapada lies about 7.6 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 5.5 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 Rajapada
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kesinga 7.6 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 7.6 km
Nearest town Khordha 50 km

Villages closest to Rajapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapada village had a population of 578. That makes it the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Rajapada village has 296 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapada has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Rajapada is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapada covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapada falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Rajapada is Nayagarh Town, about 5.5 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 village for Rajapada.

Rajapada is about 7.6 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapada is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 5.5 km away. Kesinga is about 7.6 km away. Kalahandi is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khetupara (5.7 km), Patharla (7.4 km) and Karlabhadi (7.6 km).

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

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