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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 6 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 76.98 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 6
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 76.98 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raipur 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 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 53 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 5.7 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
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 15 km
Nearest town Ropar 22 km
District headquarters Solan 53 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Raipur village has 6 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 76.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipur falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Bharatgarh, about 5.7 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 53 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 5.7 km away. Nalagarh is about 15 km away. Ropar 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 Rakh Raipur (under 2 km), Deoli (under 2 km) and Gharoti (under 2 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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