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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 897 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.61 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 1023.61 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 897
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 45th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 1023.61 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

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 10+ 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 Raipur from other places

Raipur lies about 103 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Zamania, about 6.0 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 Zamania 6.0 km
Nearest town Zamānia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 29 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 103 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur 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 1,719. That makes it the 45th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Raipur village has 897 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Raipur covers 1023.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Zamania, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 103 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Zamania is about 6.0 km away. Zamānia is about 11 km away. Gangapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maholi (3.7 km), Sanjarpur (3.8 km) and Balapur (9.8 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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