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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 379 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.9 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 328.9 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 379
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 62nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 328.9 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 904.

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 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 <5 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 59 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 2.0 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 Sobhapur 2.0 km
Nearest town Pipariā 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 11 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 59 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohagpur 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 689. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Raipura village has 379 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Raipura covers 328.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Sobhapur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raipura.

Raipura is about 59 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 Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 2.0 km away. Pipariā is about 7.3 km away. Sohagpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruadhana (under 2 km), Niwari (2.5 km) and Bhatti (3.2 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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