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About Rasoolpur Village

Rasoolpur is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,588, made up of 1,880 males and 1,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.74 hectares hectares.

Rasoolpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasoolpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 353.74 hectares
Population 3,588
Male Population 1,880
Female Population 1,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rasoolpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasoolpur is the 28th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 353.74 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Rasoolpur

Rasoolpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rasoolpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasoolpur from other places

Rasoolpur lies about 22 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 20 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 Behat 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Sarsawa 20 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 22 km
Nearest town Sahāranpur 22 km

Villages closest to Rasoolpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behat 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 3,588. That makes it the 28th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Rasoolpur village has 1,880 males and 1,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasoolpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Rasoolpur covers 353.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasoolpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rasoolpur is Sarsawa, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Rasoolpur.

Rasoolpur is about 22 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasoolpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 6.3 km away. Sarsawa is about 20 km away. Saharanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (under 2 km), Rogla Hatholi (2.2 km) and Saleempur Garha (2.2 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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