About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 925 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.97 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	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855104
Area (hectares)	201.97 hectares
Population	1,672
Male Population	925
Female Population	747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	808
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 Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 52nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 201.97 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 103 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 17 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	Bihariganj	17 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	103 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pothia 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 1,672. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Raipur village has 925 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

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

Raipur covers 201.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Bihariganj, about 17 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 Raipur.

Raipur is about 103 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bihariganj is about 17 km away. Bihārīganj is about 17 km away. Pothia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.