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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Sakra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 837 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Sakra
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 837
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 71st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

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 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 138 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Oro Jagdishpur, about 5.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Sakra under 2 km
Nearest railway station Oro Jagdishpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Hisua 6.4 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 138 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakra 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 1,594. That makes it the 71st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents.

Raipur village has 837 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Raipur covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raipur falls under Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Oro Jagdishpur, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 138 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Sakra is about under 2 km away. Oro Jagdishpur is about 5.2 km away. Hisua is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Firoz (3.1 km), Jagdishpur Baghnagri (5.5 km) and Marari Khurd (5.7 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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