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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 214 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.43 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 379.43 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 214
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 214th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 379.43 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 34 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Birsinghpur, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Birsinghpur 11 km
Nearest town Pāli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 32 km
District headquarters Shahdol 34 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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 Raipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 432. That makes it the 214th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Raipur village has 214 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Raipur covers 379.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipur falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Birsinghpur, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Raipur is about 34 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Birsinghpur is about 11 km away. Pāli is about 11 km away. Sohagpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Pathar (18 km) and Amjhar (33 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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