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About Razapur Village

Razapur is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 567 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Razapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Razapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 567
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Razapur compares

By the 2011 count Razapur is the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Razapur

Razapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Razapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Razapur from other places

Razapur lies about 46 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Tandwal, about 25 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 Razapur
Nearest town Naraingarh 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Tandwal 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 30 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 46 km

Villages closest to Razapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Razapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Razapur village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Razapur village has 567 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Razapur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Razapur is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Razapur covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Razapur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Razapur is Tandwal, about 25 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 - 10 km distance for Razapur.

Razapur is about 46 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Razapur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naraingarh is about 5.1 km away. Tandwal is about 25 km away. Dera Bassi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakarpur (under 2 km), Bakkarpur (under 2 km) and Bir Bakarpur (under 2 km).

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

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