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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 295 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144416, 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 Phillaur
Pincode 144416
Area (hectares) 152.17 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 295
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 169th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 152.17 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 7.3 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 railway station Bhattian 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 592. That makes it the 169th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Rajpur village has 295 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 144416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 152.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Bhattian, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 35 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 Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 7.3 km away. Phillaur is about 11 km away. Jalandhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samrari (under 2 km), Lohgarh (1.7 km) and Lalian (2.2 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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