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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a small village in Himatnagar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 246 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Himatnagar
Pincode 383245
Area (hectares) 187.03 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 246
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 187.03 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Raipur

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

Raipur lies about 52 km from Sabar Kantha. 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 Raipur
Nearest town Vadnagar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Himatnagar 35 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 52 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 475. That makes it the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Raipur village has 246 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 383245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 187.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The census record for Raipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 52 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Vadnagar is about 5.3 km away. Himatnagar is about 35 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasana (15 km), Vasna (15 km) and Khedavada (19 km).

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

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