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About Raisingpur Village

Raisingpur is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 717 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.79 hectares hectares.

Raisingpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raisingpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 50.79 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 717
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raisingpur compares

By the 2011 count Raisingpur is the 59th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 50.79 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Raisingpur

Raisingpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raisingpur 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 Raisingpur from other places

Raisingpur lies about 39 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 32 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 Raisingpur
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 8.5 km
Nearest town Taloda 28 km
Nearest railway station Khandbara 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 39 km

Villages closest to Raisingpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raisingpur village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 59th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Raisingpur village has 717 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raisingpur has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Raisingpur covers 50.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raisingpur falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raisingpur is Khandbara, about 32 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 Raisingpur.

Raisingpur is about 39 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raisingpur is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 8.5 km away. Taloda is about 28 km away. Khandbara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghunsi (under 2 km), Ranzani (under 2 km) and Bhovara (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raisingpur today is likely to be higher.

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