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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 316 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242301
Area (hectares) 108.15 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 316
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 276th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 108.15 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 29 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Tilhar, about 22 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 Rajpur
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 8.9 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Tilhar 22 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 29 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 581. That makes it the 276th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Rajpur village has 316 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 242301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 108.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpur falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Tilhar, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpur.

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

Rajpur is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Jalalabad is about 8.9 km away. Jalālābād is about 8.9 km away. Tilhar 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 Lahsana (under 2 km), Paidapur (under 2 km) and Kakrala (1.8 km).

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

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