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About Raipur Kalan Village

Raipur Kalan is a mid sized village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 403 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Raipur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Simri
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 403
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Kalan is the 52nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Raipur Kalan

The census records public bus service for Raipur Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalan from other places

Raipur Kalan lies about 19 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sagarpali, about 9.1 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Simri 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Sagarpali 9.1 km
Nearest town Dumraon 14 km
District headquarters Buxar 19 km

Villages closest to Raipur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Kalan village had a population of 768. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Raipur Kalan village has 403 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Kalan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Raipur Kalan covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raipur Kalan falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Kalan is Sagarpali, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raipur Kalan.

Raipur Kalan is about 19 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur Kalan is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 4.3 km away. Sagarpali is about 9.1 km away. Dumraon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur Kalan (under 2 km), Rajpurkalan (under 2 km) and Neyazipur (2.8 km).

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

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