About Raypur Village

Raypur is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 103 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raypur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	46.27 hectares
Population	190
Male Population	103
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 282nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 46.27 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raypur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Raypur from other places

Raypur lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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	Basukinath Railway Station	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	21 km
District headquarters	Dumka	29 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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

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Common questions about Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 190. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Raypur village has 103 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 46.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raypur falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Jarmundi is about 21 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.