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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 655 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 319.3 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 655
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 53rd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 319.3 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajpur from other places

Rajpur lies about 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Midnapore, about 6.5 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 Rajpur
Nearest town Medinīpur 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Midnapore 6.5 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 31 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Rajpur village has 655 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 319.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajpur falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Midnapore, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajpur is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Medinīpur is about 5.1 km away. Midnapore is about 6.5 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharajpur (under 2 km), Khurdamahamadpur (9.4 km) and Mahammadpur (9.4 km).

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

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