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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a small village in Korpana tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 116 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.21 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Korpana
Area (hectares) 96.21 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 116
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 84th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 96.21 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 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 48 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Mukutban, about 5.0 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 Mukutban 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Korpana 12 km
Nearest town Chāndur 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 48 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korpana 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 216. That makes it the 84th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Raipur village has 116 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Raipur covers 96.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Mukutban, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 48 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district. Mukutban is about 5.0 km away. Korpana is about 12 km away. Chāndur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsoda (2.2 km), Govindpur (2.9 km) and Kothoda Bk (3.3 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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