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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Vanthali tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 324 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raypur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Vanthali
Pincode 362215
Area (hectares) 348.36 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 324
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,796 residents. Its 348.36 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raypur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Raypur from other places

Raypur lies about 22 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Bilkha, about 16 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 Raypur
Nearest railway station Bilkha 16 km
Nearest town Jetpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Vanthali 22 km
District headquarters Junagadh 22 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 627. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,796 residents.

Raypur village has 324 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 362215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 348.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raypur falls under Vanthali tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Bilkha, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 22 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Vanthali tehsil of Junagadh district. Bilkha is about 16 km away. Jetpur is about 21 km away. Vanthali is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shapur (33 km).

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

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