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About Rajra Village

Rajra is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 776 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 251.31 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 776
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajra compares

By the 2011 count Rajra is the 30th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 251.31 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Rajra

Rajra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patpur, Phusura, Pokhariathol and Radhamadhabpur Alias Angaradi. 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 Rajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajra village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 30th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Rajra village has 776 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajra 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Rajra is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajra covers 251.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajra falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rajra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajra.

Rajra is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Rajra today is likely to be higher.

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