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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 611 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2603.12 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 2603.12 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 611
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 40th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 2603.12 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipura 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 Raipura from other places

Raipura lies about 27 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 23 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 Raipura
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 6.8 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 23 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 27 km

Villages closest to Raipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipura village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 40th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Raipura village has 611 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Raipura covers 2603.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipura falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Ishanagar, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Raipura.

Raipura is about 27 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 6.8 km away. Bijāwar is about 6.8 km away. Ishanagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura Khurd (under 2 km), Bamhorikhurd (under 2 km) and Ratanpura (under 2 km).

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

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