About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 812 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	1,542
Male Population	812
Female Population	730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raipura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 17 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 7.2 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
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	7.2 km
Nearest town	Purāini	14 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	17 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 1,542. That makes it the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Raipura village has 812 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Raipura covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipura falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Ghogha, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raipura.

Raipura is about 17 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 6.3 km away. Ghogha is about 7.2 km away. Purāini is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.