About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 711 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Katiya
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	1,545
Male Population	711
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,173
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 22nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.9 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 town	Kataiya	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Panchdeori Halt	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katiya	33 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	33 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 1,545. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Raipura village has 711 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Raipura covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipura falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.9 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 village for Raipura.

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

Raipura is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 4.5 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.9 km away. Katiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.