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About Rajgarh Village

Rajgarh is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 575 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgarh village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342023
Area (hectares) 648.96 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 575
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rajgarh is the 107th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 648.96 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 907.

Getting to Rajgarh

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

Rajgarh lies about 83 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 60 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 Rajgarh
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 20 km
Nearest town Pokaran 56 km
Nearest railway station Ashapura Gomat 60 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 83 km

Villages closest to Rajgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgarh village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 107th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Rajgarh village has 575 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgarh has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Rajgarh is 342023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgarh covers 648.96 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.

Rajgarh falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rajgarh is Ashapura Gomat, about 60 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 village for Rajgarh.

Rajgarh is about 83 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgarh is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 20 km away. Pokaran is about 56 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deorajgarh (under 2 km), Suwaliya (4.2 km) and Utwaliya (4.2 km).

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

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