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About Rajapur Village

Rajapur is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 330 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, 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 Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 26.54 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 330
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Rajapur is the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 26.54 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rajapur

The census records public bus service for Rajapur as Available within <5 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 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 Mathurapur 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 Mathurapur 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.

Common questions about Rajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapur village had a population of 643. That makes it the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Rajapur village has 330 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Rajapur is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapur covers 26.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajapur falls under Mathurapur 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about under 2 km away. Mathurapur 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.

The closest recorded villages are Rambati (under 2 km), Uttar Durgapur (under 2 km) and Tentulbaria (under 2 km).

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

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