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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 304 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.54 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 317.54 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 304
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 60th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 317.54 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raipura 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 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 84 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 43 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 Silwani 17 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 40 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 43 km
District headquarters Raisen 84 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silwani 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 614. That makes it the 60th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Raipura village has 304 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Raipura covers 317.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipura falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Gadarwara, about 43 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raipura.

Raipura is about 84 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 17 km away. Gādarwāra is about 40 km away. Gadarwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katkui (under 2 km), Tendukheda (2.7 km) and Bigharra (2.9 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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