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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 686 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.01 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 507.01 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 686
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 36th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 507.01 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raipura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 44 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 16 km
Nearest town Manāwar 30 km
District headquarters Dhar 44 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gandhwani 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 1,376. That makes it the 36th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Raipura village has 686 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Raipura covers 507.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipura falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Tanda Road, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raipura.

Raipura is about 44 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 11 km away. Gandhwani is about 16 km away. Manāwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutiya Pura (under 2 km), Golpura Pada (under 2 km) and Gyanpura Alias Panchpipilya (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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