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About Rajaipur Village

Rajaipur is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 154 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712512
Area (hectares) 66.26 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 154
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajaipur compares

By the 2011 count Rajaipur is the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 66.26 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Rajaipur

The census records public bus service for Rajaipur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajaipur from other places

Rajaipur lies about 36 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dakshinbar, about under 2 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 Rajaipur
Nearest railway station Dakshinbar under 2 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 27 km
District headquarters Hugli 36 km

Villages closest to Rajaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajaipur village had a population of 304. That makes it the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Rajaipur village has 154 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajaipur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Rajaipur is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajaipur covers 66.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajaipur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajaipur is Dakshinbar, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Rajaipur.

Rajaipur is about 36 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajaipur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Dakshinbar is about under 2 km away. Dhulagari is about 7.5 km away. Balagarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahmadpur (6.4 km), Jot Narayan (10.0 km) and Gangadharpur (13 km).

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

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