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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a small village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 164 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.71 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 320.71 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 164
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 124th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 320.71 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, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

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 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 49 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Mohammad Khera, about 7.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Shyampur 4.1 km
Nearest town Shujālpur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Mohammad Khera 7.9 km
District headquarters Sehore 49 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shyampur 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 308. That makes it the 124th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Raipur village has 164 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Raipur covers 320.71 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 Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Mohammad Khera, about 7.9 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 Raipur.

Raipur is about 49 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. Shyampur is about 4.1 km away. Shujālpur is about 5.6 km away. Mohammad Khera is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheela Khedi (4.0 km), Bhoja Khedi (4.0 km) and Kaku Khedi (4.0 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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