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About Rajgir Village

Rajgir is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 488 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgir village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284202
Area (hectares) 510.62 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 488
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajgir compares

By the 2011 count Rajgir is the 72nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 510.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Rajgir

Rajgir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajgir 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajgir from other places

Rajgir lies about 41 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Teharka, about 13 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 Rajgir
Nearest railway station Teharka 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 15 km
Nearest town Nivāri 20 km
District headquarters Jhansi 41 km

Villages closest to Rajgir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgir village had a population of 911. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Rajgir village has 488 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgir has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Rajgir is 284202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgir covers 510.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajgir falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajgir is Teharka, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rajgir.

Rajgir is about 41 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgir is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Teharka is about 13 km away. Tahrauli is about 15 km away. Nivāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathesra (under 2 km), Darbatyau (1.8 km) and Bijaigarh (1.8 km).

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

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