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About Rasikapur Village

Rasikapur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 60 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.31 hectares hectares.

Rasikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasikapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 25.31 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 60
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Rasikapur compares

By the 2011 count Rasikapur is the 457th 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 25.31 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Rasikapur

Rasikapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rasikapur 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 Rasikapur from other places

Rasikapur lies about 36 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 10 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 Rasikapur
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 11 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 36 km

Villages closest to Rasikapur

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 Rasikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasikapur village had a population of 111. That makes it the 457th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Rasikapur village has 60 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasikapur has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Rasikapur covers 25.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rasikapur is Shahganj Junction, about 10 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 Rasikapur.

Rasikapur is about 36 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasikapur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 10 km away. Shahganj is about 11 km away. Shāhganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagharwara (under 2 km), Katka (under 2 km) and Hamzapur (under 2 km).

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

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