About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 277 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar I
Pincode	743372
Area (hectares)	71.57 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	277
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
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 Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 71.57 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajapur from other places

Rajapur lies about 3.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about under 2 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 Rajapur
Nearest railway station	Mathurapur Road	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar I	3.1 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	3.1 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	5.2 km

Villages closest to Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Rajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Rajapur village has 277 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 71.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajapur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajapur is Mathurapur Road, about under 2 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 Rajapur.

Rajapur is about 3.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar I is about 3.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.