About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,621, made up of 1,841 males and 1,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gaighata
Pincode	743249
Area (hectares)	351.27 hectares
Population	3,621
Male Population	1,841
Female Population	1,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 23rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 351.27 hectares work out to about 10 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 944.

Getting to Rajapur

Rajapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patabuka, Phulsara, Pipli and Purandarpur. 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.

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Common questions about Rajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 3,621. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Rajapur village has 1,841 males and 1,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 351.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajapur falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rajapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rajapur is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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.