About Raipura Village

Raipura is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,743, made up of 2,504 males and 2,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	4,743
Male Population	2,504
Female Population	2,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 18th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raipura from other places

Raipura lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 1.7 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 Raipura
Nearest railway station	Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	2.7 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	14 km

Villages closest to Raipura

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Raipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipura village had a population of 4,743. That makes it the 18th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Raipura village has 2,504 males and 2,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Raipura covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raipura falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipura.

Raipura is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 1.7 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 2.7 km away. Saharsa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.