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About Rastpur Village

Rastpur is a large village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,388, made up of 2,432 males and 1,956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.35 hectares hectares.

Rastpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rastpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 453.35 hectares
Population 4,388
Male Population 2,432
Female Population 1,956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rastpur compares

By the 2011 count Rastpur is the 17th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 453.35 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Rastpur

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

Rastpur lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Rura, about 5.9 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 Rastpur
Nearest railway station Rura 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 11 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 23 km

Villages closest to Rastpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rastpur village had a population of 4,388. That makes it the 17th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Rastpur village has 2,432 males and 1,956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rastpur has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Rastpur covers 453.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rastpur falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rastpur is Rura, about 5.9 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 and private bus service as Available for Rastpur.

Rastpur is about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rastpur is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 5.9 km away. Akbarpur is about 6.3 km away. Kanpur Dehat 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 Ahamadpur Syoda (under 2 km), Aliyapur (under 2 km) and Baghpur (under 2 km).

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

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