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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Bajali tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 797 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Bajali
Pincode 781325
Area (hectares) 293.16 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 797
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 293.16 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raipur from other places

Raipur lies about 26 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 21 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 Raipur
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 21 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajali 26 km
District headquarters Barpeta 26 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bajali 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 Raipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Raipur village has 797 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 781325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 293.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Bajali tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Kaithalkuchi, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur is about 26 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Bajali tehsil of Barpeta district. Kaithalkuchi is about 21 km away. Nalbāri is about 26 km away. Bajali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niz Sathi Samukha (9.4 km), Bamunpara (11 km) and Bagapara (13 km).

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

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