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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 599 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 275411
Area (hectares) 98.58 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 599
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 102nd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 98.58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within <5 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 Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 19 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 Rajpur
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 15 km
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 19 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 24 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Rajpur village has 599 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 275411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 98.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Sihapar Halt, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpur.

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

Rajpur is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 15 km away. Sihapar Halt is about 19 km away. Khalīlābād 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 Maharajpur Buzurg (under 2 km), Maharajpur Khanmal (under 2 km) and Mahrajpur Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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