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About Rainpur Village

Rainpur is a small village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 227 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rainpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495449
Area (hectares) 187.16 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 227
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rainpur compares

By the 2011 count Rainpur is the 113th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 187.16 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Rainpur

Rainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rainpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rainpur from other places

Rainpur lies about 29 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 24 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 Rainpur
Tehsil headquarters Pali 13 km
Nearest town Katghora 14 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 24 km
District headquarters Korba 29 km

Villages closest to Rainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rainpur village had a population of 468. That makes it the 113th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Rainpur village has 227 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rainpur has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Rainpur is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rainpur covers 187.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rainpur falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rainpur is Gevra Road, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Rainpur.

Rainpur is about 29 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rainpur is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 13 km away. Katghora is about 14 km away. Gevra Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaitma (under 2 km), Bamhni Khurd (1.8 km) and Sajabahari (2.2 km).

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

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