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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is one of the larger villages in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,055, made up of 3,615 males and 3,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 265.61 hectares
Population 7,055
Male Population 3,615
Female Population 3,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 265.61 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Rasulpur

Rasulpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasulpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 29 km from Dehradun. 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 Rasulpur
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar under 2 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
District headquarters Dehradun 29 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 7,055. That makes it the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Rasulpur village has 3,615 males and 3,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Rasulpur is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 265.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rasulpur falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Rasulpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Rasulpur is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about under 2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Dehradun 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 Nawabgarh (under 2 km), Fatehpur (1.6 km) and Bulaki Wala (2.0 km).

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

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