About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 242 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733127
Area (hectares)	68.8 hectares
Population	468
Male Population	242
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 177th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 68.8 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur 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 Rajapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 145 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Rajapur
Nearest town	Nalhāti	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nalhati Junction	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	15 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	145 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

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

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Common questions about Rajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 468. That makes it the 177th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Rajapur village has 242 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 68.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajapur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Nalhati Junction, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Rajapur is about 145 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Nalhāti is about 9.1 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 10 km away. Tapan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.