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About Rajpuriya Village

Rajpuriya is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 322 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 959.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpuriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342802
Area (hectares) 959.24 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 322
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpuriya compares

By the 2011 count Rajpuriya is the 111th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 959.24 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Rajpuriya

Rajpuriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpuriya as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajpuriya from other places

Rajpuriya lies about 22 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Salawas, 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 Rajpuriya
Nearest railway station Salawas 10 km
Nearest town Keru 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 15 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 22 km

Villages closest to Rajpuriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Luni 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 Rajpuriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpuriya village had a population of 588. That makes it the 111th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Rajpuriya village has 322 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpuriya has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Rajpuriya is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpuriya covers 959.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpuriya falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rajpuriya is Salawas, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpuriya.

Rajpuriya is about 22 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpuriya is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Salawas is about 10 km away. Keru is about 12 km away. Luni is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pabupura Kumharan (1.8 km), Dhigana (2.6 km) and Khara Bera Purohitan (5.2 km).

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

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