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About Rajpura Village

Rajpura is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 530 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145023
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 530
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpura compares

By the 2011 count Rajpura is the 116th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Rajpura

Rajpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rajpura from other places

Rajpura lies about 52 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 14 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 railway station Madhopur Punjab 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 52 km

Villages closest to Rajpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 1,042. That makes it the 116th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Rajpura village has 530 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpura has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Rajpura is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpura covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpura falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajpura is Madhopur Punjab, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Rajpura.

Rajpura is about 52 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpura is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Madhopur Punjab is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Pathankot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maira Kalan (2.4 km), Shahpur (5.3 km) and Jugial (7.4 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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