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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is one of the larger villages in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,143, made up of 3,047 males and 3,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Ratua II
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 421.9 hectares
Population 6,143
Male Population 3,047
Female Population 3,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 12th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 421.9 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Palashbona, Paranpur, Pirpur and Pukhuria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 6,143. That makes it the 12th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Rajapur village has 3,047 males and 3,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 421.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajapur falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rajapur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Rajapur.

Rajapur is in Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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