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About Raypura Village

Raypura is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 309 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Raypura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raypura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 309
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raypura compares

By the 2011 count Raypura is the 112th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Raypura

Raypura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raypura as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raypura from other places

Raypura lies about 42 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 20 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 Raypura
Nearest town Daudnagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 27 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 42 km

Villages closest to Raypura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypura village had a population of 565. That makes it the 112th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Raypura village has 309 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypura has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Raypura covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raypura falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raypura is Hasan Bazar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raypura.

Raypura is about 42 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypura is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 12 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 20 km away. Obra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaini (15 km), Tuturukhi (16 km) and Kothia (16 km).

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

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