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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 133 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 136.69 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 133
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 136.69 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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 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 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 Rajpur
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 273. That makes it the 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Rajpur village has 133 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 136.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajpur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Nalhati Junction, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur 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.

Rajpur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 9.1 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 10 km away. Suri II 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 Gobra (2.6 km), Palashi (2.7 km) and Talibpur (4.1 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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