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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 383 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2822 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 2822 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 383
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 183rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 2822 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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 46 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 37 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 Sakri 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Chaupale 37 km
District headquarters Dhule 46 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakri 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 742. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Raipur village has 383 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Raipur covers 2822 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipur falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Chaupale, about 37 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 46 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 7.6 km away. Chaupale is about 37 km away. Dhule is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalambhir (1.7 km), Bhadgaon (3.0 km) and Bhamer (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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