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About Raurpur Village

Raurpur is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 343 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raurpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 107.21 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 343
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raurpur compares

By the 2011 count Raurpur is the 115th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 107.21 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Raurpur

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

Raurpur lies about 70 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 21 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 Raurpur
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 13 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 21 km
District headquarters Durg 70 km

Villages closest to Raurpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raurpur village had a population of 682. That makes it the 115th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Raurpur village has 343 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raurpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Raurpur is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raurpur covers 107.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raurpur falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raurpur is Hathbandh, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Raurpur.

Raurpur is about 70 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raurpur is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 13 km away. Bemetāra is about 13 km away. Hathbandh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (under 2 km), Jogipur (under 2 km) and Balsamund (2.3 km).

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

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