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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a large village in Gwalior tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,257, made up of 1,735 males and 1,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3215.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Gwalior
Pincode 475330
Area (hectares) 3215.28 hectares
Population 3,257
Male Population 1,735
Female Population 1,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 23rd largest of the 307 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 3215.28 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 834.

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 5 - 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 9.8 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Moti Jheel, about 8.1 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 Moti Jheel 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Gwalior 9.8 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gwalior 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 3,257. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 307 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Raipur village has 1,735 males and 1,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 834.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 475330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 3215.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipur falls under Gwalior tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Moti Jheel, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 9.8 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Gwalior tehsil of Gwalior district. Moti Jheel is about 8.1 km away. Gwalior is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharampura (under 2 km), Rampura (under 2 km) and Bithauli (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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