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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,618, made up of 812 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1004.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Pincode 425418
Area (hectares) 1004.67 hectares
Population 1,618
Male Population 812
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 46th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 1004.67 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

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 32 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 31 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 town Taloda 11 km
Nearest railway station Chaupale 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 32 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawapur 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 1,618. That makes it the 46th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Raipur village has 812 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 425418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 1004.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipur falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Chaupale, about 31 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 32 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 11 km away. Chaupale is about 31 km away. Nawapur 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 Dapur (2.4 km), Bandhare (2.5 km) and Bandharfali (2.5 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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