About Rajipur Village

Rajipur is a mid sized village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 302 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742202
Area (hectares)	55.6 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	302
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajipur compares

By the 2011 count Rajipur is the 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 55.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Rajipur

Rajipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajipur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajipur from other places

Rajipur lies about 74 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 2.9 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 Rajipur
Nearest railway station	Kotalpukur	2.9 km
Nearest town	Pakur	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	14 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	74 km

Villages closest to Rajipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajipur village had a population of 600. That makes it the 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Rajipur village has 302 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajipur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Rajipur is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajipur covers 55.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajipur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajipur is Kotalpukur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Rajipur.

Rajipur is about 74 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajipur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kotalpukur is about 2.9 km away. Pakur is about 8.5 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.