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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a small village in Beerpur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 84 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1656 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Beerpur
Area (hectares) 1656 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 84
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 1656 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Raipura

Raipura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raipura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raipura from other places

Raipura lies about 5.7 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Datarda Kalan, about 3.2 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 Datarda Kalan 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Beerpur 5.7 km
District headquarters Sheopur 5.7 km

Villages closest to Raipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beerpur 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 149. That makes it the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Raipura village has 84 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Raipura covers 1656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipura falls under Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipura is Datarda Kalan, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Raipura is about 5.7 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district. Datarda Kalan is about 3.2 km away. Beerpur is about 5.7 km away. Sheopur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhampura (7.3 km), Chainpur (7.4 km) and Chandupura (7.4 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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