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About Raipur Khas Village

Raipur Khas is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 262 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 63.43 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 262
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur Khas compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Khas is the 105th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 63.43 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Raipur Khas

The census records public bus service for Raipur Khas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Raipur Khas from other places

Raipur Khas lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about under 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 Raipur Khas
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Raipur Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Khas village had a population of 533. That makes it the 105th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Raipur Khas village has 262 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Khas has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Raipur Khas is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur Khas covers 63.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Khas is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about under 2 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raipur Khas.

Raipur Khas is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathiara (under 2 km), Saloh (under 2 km) and Sulah Kasba (under 2 km).

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

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