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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 138 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222142, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222142
Area (hectares) 26.51 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 138
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 347th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 26.51 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Rajpur

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 <5 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 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Kirakat 1.7 km
Nearest town Lalganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 272. That makes it the 347th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Rajpur village has 138 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 222142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 26.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Kirakat, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 1.7 km away. Lalganj is about 18 km away. Kerakat 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 Sijhwara (under 2 km), Murlipur (under 2 km) and Pachwar (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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