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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Dhanora tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 291 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.14 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Dhanora
Area (hectares) 355.14 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 291
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 61st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 754 residents. Its 355.14 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 80 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Karapgaon, about 40 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 Dhanora 16 km
Nearest railway station Karapgaon 40 km
Nearest town Kareli 41 km
District headquarters Seoni 80 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanora 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 564. That makes it the 61st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 754 residents.

Raipura village has 291 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Raipura covers 355.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipura falls under Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Karapgaon, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipura.

Raipura is about 80 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district. Dhanora is about 16 km away. Karapgaon is about 40 km away. Kareli is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balpura (2.2 km), Khapa (8.1 km) and Jamunpani (9.6 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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