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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,388, made up of 714 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177031, 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 Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 177031
Area (hectares) 244.14 hectares
Population 1,388
Male Population 714
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 244.14 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

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 village. 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 13 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Nella, about 5.6 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 Nella 5.6 km
Nearest town Nangal 9.8 km
District headquarters Una 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 16 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangana 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 1,388. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Raipur village has 714 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 177031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 244.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Nella, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur is about 13 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Nella is about 5.6 km away. Nangal is about 9.8 km away. Una is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Uperli (under 2 km), Sar (8.1 km) and Changar (11 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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