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About Rajatpur Village

Rajatpur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,735, made up of 894 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 65.6 hectares
Population 1,735
Male Population 894
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajatpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajatpur is the 38th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 65.6 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Rajatpur

Rajatpur 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 Rajatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rajatpur from other places

Rajatpur lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 10 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 Rajatpur
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Rajatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Rajatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajatpur village had a population of 1,735. That makes it the 38th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Rajatpur village has 894 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajatpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Rajatpur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajatpur covers 65.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajatpur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajatpur is Nalhati Junction, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajatpur.

Rajatpur is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajatpur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 9.1 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 10 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Radhanagar (under 2 km), Uttar Radhanagar (under 2 km) and Laldaha (4.5 km).

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

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