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About Raipur Balua Village

Raipur Balua is a mid sized village in Fatwah tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 796 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Balua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Fatwah
Pincode 803201
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 796
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur Balua compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Balua is the 34th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Raipur Balua

Raipur Balua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raipur Balua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balua from other places

Raipur Balua lies about 25 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Hardas Bigha, about 3.7 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 Balua
Nearest railway station Hardas Bigha 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatwah 6.1 km
Nearest town Fatwa 6.1 km
District headquarters Patna 25 km

Villages closest to Raipur Balua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Balua village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 34th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Raipur Balua village has 796 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Balua has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Raipur Balua is 803201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur Balua covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raipur Balua falls under Fatwah tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Balua is Hardas Bigha, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raipur Balua.

Raipur Balua is about 25 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur Balua is in Fatwah tehsil of Patna district. Hardas Bigha is about 3.7 km away. Fatwah is about 6.1 km away. Fatwa is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasirpur Balwa (under 2 km), Gauri Punda (2.0 km) and Niyazipur (2.6 km).

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

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