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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 689 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,367
Male Population 689
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 40th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Raipur

The census records public bus service for Raipur 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 from other places

Raipur lies about 12 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 2.7 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
Nearest railway station Gorphar 2.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 32 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 40th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Raipur village has 689 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Raipur covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Gorphar, about 2.7 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.

Raipur is about 12 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 2.7 km away. Katihar is about 12 km away. Balrampur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankatta (5.7 km), Janki (8.1 km) and Sharif Nagar (8.8 km).

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

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