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About Razapur Village

Razapur is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,613, made up of 1,425 males and 1,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.31 hectares hectares.

Razapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Razapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 283.31 hectares
Population 2,613
Male Population 1,425
Female Population 1,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Razapur compares

By the 2011 count Razapur is the 56th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 283.31 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Razapur

Razapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Razapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Razapur from other places

Razapur lies about 29 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 30 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 Razapur
Tehsil headquarters Behat 6.0 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 25 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 29 km
Nearest railway station Pilkhani 30 km

Villages closest to Razapur

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 Razapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Razapur village had a population of 2,613. That makes it the 56th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Razapur village has 1,425 males and 1,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Razapur has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Razapur covers 283.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Razapur is Pilkhani, about 30 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 village for Razapur.

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

Razapur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 6.0 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 25 km away. Saharanpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samaspur (under 2 km), Shamaspur (under 2 km) and Begpur (under 2 km).

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

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