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About Rapra Village

Rapra is a small village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 240 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.68 hectares hectares.

Rapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 169.68 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 240
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rapra compares

By the 2011 count Rapra is the 426th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 169.68 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Rapra

Rapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rapra 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 Rapra from other places

Rapra lies about 43 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, about 19 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 Rapra
Nearest town Dātāganj 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Bilpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 26 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 43 km

Villages closest to Rapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapra village had a population of 451. That makes it the 426th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Rapra village has 240 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapra has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 855.

Rapra covers 169.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rapra falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rapra is Bilpur, about 19 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 Rapra.

Rapra is about 43 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapra is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Dātāganj is about 9.5 km away. Bilpur is about 19 km away. Tilhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawar (under 2 km), Jaura Patti Tantrabad (1.5 km) and Gautiya Antu (1.7 km).

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

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