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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a large village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,256 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 925.6 hectares hectares.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 925.6 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,256
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 24th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 925.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 29 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Saktesgarh, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Saktesgarh 14 km
Nearest town Chunār 28 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 29 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marihan 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 2,429. That makes it the 24th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Rajapur village has 1,256 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Rajapur covers 925.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapur falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Saktesgarh, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 29 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 2.7 km away. Saktesgarh is about 14 km away. Chunār is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashopur (under 2 km), Atraura (under 2 km) and Bhadauha (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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