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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a large village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,636, made up of 1,323 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 615.26 hectares
Population 2,636
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 615.26 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 4.8 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 Jetha 4.8 km
Nearest town Saktī 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 18 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 33 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaijaipur 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 2,636. That makes it the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Raipura village has 1,323 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Raipura is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipura covers 615.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipura falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Jetha, about 4.8 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Raipura.

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

Raipura is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 4.8 km away. Saktī is about 9.2 km away. Jaijaipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanduldih (1.8 km), Sirli (2.3 km) and Kumhari Pathan (3.0 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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