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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 185 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.72 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 66.72 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 185
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 387th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 66.72 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 5 - 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 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 5.2 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 Shahganj 4.4 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 5.2 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 379. That makes it the 387th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Rajapur village has 185 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Rajapur covers 66.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Shahganj Junction, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 4.4 km away. Shāhganj is about 4.4 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domanpur (under 2 km), Baddopur (under 2 km) and Dhadhwara Kalan (1.7 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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