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About Rajakhar Village

Rajakhar is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,693, made up of 2,432 males and 2,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1116.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajakhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 1116.58 hectares
Population 4,693
Male Population 2,432
Female Population 2,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajakhar compares

By the 2011 count Rajakhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 1116.58 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rajakhar

Rajakhar 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 Rajakhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajakhar from other places

Rajakhar lies about 42 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 18 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 Rajakhar
Nearest railway station Wyndhamganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 27 km
Nearest town Obra 38 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 42 km

Villages closest to Rajakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajakhar village had a population of 4,693. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Rajakhar village has 2,432 males and 2,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajakhar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rajakhar is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajakhar covers 1116.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajakhar falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajakhar is Wyndhamganj, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rajakhar is about 42 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajakhar is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Wyndhamganj is about 18 km away. Dudhi is about 27 km away. Obra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konga (under 2 km), Mitihini (3.2 km) and Khariya (4.1 km).

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

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