Village · Maheshpur, Pakur # Rajapur Rajapur is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816106. The 2011 Census counted 655 people in 152 households, the 110th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 655 people (2011) - 152 households - 57.1% literacy - 816106 PIN code ## Rajapur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rajapur is 816106. Rajapur falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816106 - Gram panchayat Salempur - Community development block Maheshpur - Census village code 360795 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rajapur from nearby towns? - Maheshpur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Pakur (district HQ) 33 km by road - Pakur (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rajapur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Damdama - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Maheshpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajapur known for? The main crops are rice. About 47% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rajapur Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rajapur · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 24% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 91% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 4% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 86% - Use banking services 46% 22% - Television 29% 8% - Mobile phone 51% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 14% 28% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rajapur? ■ Rajapur · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.1% 52.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 729 987 - Working population 41.1% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 111 (41%) · ■ Household industry 14 (5%) · ■ Other work 32 (12%) · ■ Marginal 78 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Maheshpur - Senpur 669 people - Tarapur 663 people - Nirbandh 659 people - Baralpokhar 657 people - Narainpur 651 people - Barhabad 649 people - Barakhairapara 647 people - Kharakdangal 644 people All 345 villages in Maheshpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rajapur? 816106 - How far is Rajapur from Pakur? 33 km by road - What is the population of Rajapur? 655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajapur in? Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Rajapur? 57.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/rajapur-360795/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.