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About Rajur Village

Rajur is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 312 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 312
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajur compares

By the 2011 count Rajur is the 124th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Rajur

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

Rajur lies about 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 10 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 Rajur
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 24 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 24 km

Villages closest to Rajur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Rajur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajur village had a population of 619. That makes it the 124th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Rajur village has 312 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Rajur is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajur covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajur falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajur is Lal kalan, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajur.

Rajur is about 24 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajur is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 8.5 km away. Lal kalan is about 10 km away. Ludhiana East is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marewal (under 2 km), Pirthipur (under 2 km) and Mallewal (1.6 km).

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

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