About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 378 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.65 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Mehkar
Area (hectares)	251.65 hectares
Population	719
Male Population	378
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 98th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 251.65 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

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 47 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 51 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	Mehkar	12 km
District headquarters	Buldana	47 km
Nearest railway station	Khamgaon	51 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehkar 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.

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Common questions about Raipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 719. That makes it the 98th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Raipur village has 378 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Raipur covers 251.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Khamgaon, about 51 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 47 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 12 km away. Buldana is about 47 km away. Khamgaon is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.