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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Dhamangaon Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 417 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.46 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dhamangaon Railway
Area (hectares) 229.46 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 417
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 229.46 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within village. 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 7.3 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is New Amravati, about 5.1 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 New Amravati 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamangaon Railway 7.3 km
District headquarters Amravati 7.3 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamangaon Railway 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 806. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Raipur village has 417 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Raipur covers 229.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Dhamangaon Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is New Amravati, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 7.3 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Dhamangaon Railway tehsil of Amravati district. New Amravati is about 5.1 km away. Dhamangaon Railway is about 7.3 km away. Amravati is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (4.3 km), Ashok Nagar (7.3 km) and Nimbhora Bodkha (7.9 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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