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About Rajpura Village

Rajpura is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,059, made up of 1,083 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143205
Area (hectares) 362 hectares
Population 2,059
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpura compares

By the 2011 count Rajpura is the 47th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Rajpura

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

Rajpura lies about 47 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Dhilwan, about 8.4 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 Rajpura
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Dhilwan 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 15 km
District headquarters Amritsar 47 km

Villages closest to Rajpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Rajpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpura village had a population of 2,059. That makes it the 47th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Rajpura village has 1,083 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpura has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Rajpura is 143205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpura covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpura falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajpura is Dhilwan, about 8.4 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 Rajpura.

Rajpura is about 47 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpura is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Kapurthala Town is about 8.3 km away. Dhilwan is about 8.4 km away. Baba Bakala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi (4.0 km), Wazir Bhullar (9.4 km) and Sangrai (10 km).

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

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