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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 334 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.28 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 468.28 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 334
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
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 70th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 468.28 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

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 26 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagratawa, about 12 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 Babai 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Bagratawa 12 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 23 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 26 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Babai 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 609. That makes it the 70th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Raipura village has 334 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Raipura covers 468.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipura falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Bagratawa, about 12 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 26 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 6.3 km away. Bagratawa is about 12 km away. Sohāgpur 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 Malhanwada (2.1 km), Sirwad (2.8 km) and Gajanpur (3.3 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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