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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 525 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 525
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 75th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 12 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 Rajpur
Nearest town Kartārpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Machrowal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 25 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Rajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 75th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Rajpur village has 525 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Machrowal, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kartārpur is about 11 km away. Machrowal is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (1.5 km), Akhara (2.3 km) and Jande Sarai (3.6 km).

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

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