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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 384 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495688, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 495688
Area (hectares) 357.2 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 384
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 357.2 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

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. 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 Raipura from other places

Raipura lies about 33 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Saraswati Nagar, about 3.2 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 Raipura
Nearest railway station Saraswati Nagar 3.2 km
Nearest town Raipur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 33 km
District headquarters Durg 33 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Raipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipura village had a population of 777. That makes it the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Raipura village has 384 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Raipura is 495688. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipura covers 357.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipura falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Saraswati Nagar, about 3.2 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 Raipura.

Raipura is about 33 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Saraswati Nagar is about 3.2 km away. Raipur is about 4.2 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapsi (8.8 km), Atargaon (11 km) and Dumar Ghuncha (20 km).

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

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