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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a small village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 263 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209402
Area (hectares) 84.34 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 263
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 218th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 84.34 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 877.

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 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 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 18 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirhi Itara, about 8.9 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 Rajapur
Nearest railway station Sirhi Itara 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 13 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur 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 474. That makes it the 218th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Rajapur village has 263 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 209402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 84.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Sirhi Itara, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 18 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirhi Itara is about 8.9 km away. Kanpur is about 13 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katrirajapur (under 2 km), Uriyara (under 2 km) and Magrasa (under 2 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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