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About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 895 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 184.44 hectares
Population 1,721
Male Population 895
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 42nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 184.44 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 7.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 3.3 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 railway station Madhabpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 7.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.4 km

Villages closest to Rajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 1,721. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Rajpur village has 895 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Rajpur is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 184.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rajpur is Madhabpur, about 3.3 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 km distance for Rajpur.

Rajpur is about 7.5 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.

Rajpur is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 3.3 km away. Magrahat II is about 7.5 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhabpur (3.3 km), Mirzapur (4.2 km) and Bishweshwarpur (10 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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