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About Rapatpur Village

Rapatpur is a large village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,604, made up of 1,840 males and 1,764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.94 hectares hectares.

Rapatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 138.94 hectares
Population 3,604
Male Population 1,840
Female Population 1,764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rapatpur compares

By the 2011 count Rapatpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 138.94 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rapatpur

Rapatpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rapatpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rapatpur from other places

Rapatpur lies about 46 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 38 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 Rapatpur
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 30 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 38 km
Nearest town Azamgarh 39 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 46 km

Villages closest to Rapatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapatpur village had a population of 3,604. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Rapatpur village has 1,840 males and 1,764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapatpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Rapatpur covers 138.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rapatpur falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rapatpur is Maghar, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Rapatpur.

Rapatpur is about 46 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapatpur is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 30 km away. Maghar is about 38 km away. Azamgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kastbhoj Jokhan (under 2 km), Chautara Babu (under 2 km) and Tikapur (under 2 km).

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

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