About Raipura Village

Raipura is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 84 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813201
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	150
Male Population	84
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	786
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 Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 879.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raipura 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 Raipura from other places

Raipura lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 15 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 Raipura
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	15 km
Nearest town	Sultānganj	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	33 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Raipura

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

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Common questions about Raipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipura village had a population of 150. That makes it the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Raipura village has 84 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Raipura is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipura covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipura falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Kamarganj, about 15 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 Raipura.

Raipura is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kamarganj is about 15 km away. Sultānganj is about 15 km away. Shambhuganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.