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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,185, made up of 2,297 males and 1,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.33 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 566.33 hectares
Population 4,185
Male Population 2,297
Female Population 1,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 37th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 566.33 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 26 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about 16 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 Rajapur
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Kasturi 16 km
District headquarters Gonda 26 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 4,185. That makes it the 37th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Rajapur village has 2,297 males and 1,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Rajapur covers 566.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajapur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Kasturi, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 26 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 16 km away. Kasturi is about 16 km away. Gonda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhauri Ganj (1.9 km), Durauni (2.5 km) and Charsadi (2.7 km).

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

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