Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Rajanpur Rajanpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,776 people in 347 households, the 35th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,776 people (2011) - 347 households - 65.9% literacy - 899 females per 1,000 males ## Rajanpur PIN code and other codes Rajanpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dariyapur - Community development block Shahkund - Census village code 239873 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rajanpur from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 25 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rajanpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Rajanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nathnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajanpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rajanpur Of every 100 households in Rajanpur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rajanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 19% - Toilet within the home 15% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 76% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 34% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 92% - Use banking services 47% 50% - Television 3% 12% - Mobile phone 63% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 29% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rajanpur? ■ Rajanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.9% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 880 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 927 - Working population 42.7% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 55.4% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (6%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 58 (8%) · ■ Marginal 614 (81%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund - Khulli 1,970 people - Kishunpur 1,970 people - Purani Kherhi 1,942 people - Gurgawan 1,791 people - Koranda 1,772 people - Rampurdih 1,712 people - Saidpur 1,696 people - Chandpur 1,671 people All 170 villages in Shahkund ## Other places named Rajanpur - Rajanpur · Village, Tilhar, Shahjahanpur · 1,801 people - Rajanpur · Village, Rudauli, Faizabad · 1,125 people - Rajanpur · Village, Tiloi, Rae Bareli · 1,052 people - Rajanpur · Village, Maunath Bhanjan, Mau · 873 people - Rajanpur · Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum · 702 people - Rajanpur · Village, Saidpur, Ghazipur · 616 people ## Quick answers - How far is Rajanpur from Bhagalpur? 25 km by road - What is the population of Rajanpur? 1,776 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajanpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rajanpur? 65.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/rajanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.