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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 431 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.63 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 213.63 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 431
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 86th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 213.63 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within 10+ 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 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 44 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 34 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 Pohri 28 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 34 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 44 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 816. That makes it the 86th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Raipur village has 431 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Raipur covers 213.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Khonker, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 44 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 28 km away. Khonker is about 34 km away. Shivpuri is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraipura (under 2 km), Haudpur (3.5 km) and Pura (3.5 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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