About Rajpur Village

Rajpur is a small village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 168 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, 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	Mathurapur I
Pincode	743354
Area (hectares)	45.43 hectares
Population	326
Male Population	168
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajpur is the 84th 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 45.43 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rajpur

Rajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajpur as Available within 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 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	Mathurapur I	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 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.

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Common questions about Rajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajpur village had a population of 326. That makes it the 84th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Rajpur village has 168 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajpur has about 940 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 Rajpur is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajpur covers 45.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajpur falls under Mathurapur I 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 3.3 km away. Mathurapur I 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.