About Raipur Village

Raipur is a large village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,216, made up of 1,716 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Pincode	855104
Area (hectares)	297 hectares
Population	3,216
Male Population	1,716
Female Population	1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raipur 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 5 - 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	4.3 km
District headquarters	Katihar	12 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 3,216. That makes it the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Raipur village has 1,716 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 855104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Dandkhora 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 - 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 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 Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 2.7 km away. Dandkhora is about 4.3 km away. Katihar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.