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About Rasoolpur Village

Rasoolpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 661 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,248 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.36 hectares hectares.

Rasoolpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasoolpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 232.36 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 661
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,248
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rasoolpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasoolpur is the 163rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 232.36 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Rasoolpur

Rasoolpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasoolpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Rasoolpur from other places

Rasoolpur lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 3.0 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 Rasoolpur
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 1.7 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 3.0 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Rasoolpur

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 Rasoolpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasoolpur village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Rasoolpur village has 661 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasoolpur has about 1248 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Rasoolpur covers 232.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rasoolpur is Shahganj Junction, about 3.0 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 for Rasoolpur.

Rasoolpur is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasoolpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 1.7 km away. Shāhganj is about 1.7 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Sarai Akhan (under 2 km) and Sindhai (under 2 km).

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

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