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About Raipatan Village

Raipatan is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,615, made up of 742 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 869.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipatan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipatan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 869.29 hectares
Population 1,615
Male Population 742
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipatan compares

By the 2011 count Raipatan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 869.29 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Raipatan

Raipatan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipatan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Raipatan from other places

Raipatan lies about 52 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Saundal, about 8.8 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 Raipatan
Nearest railway station Saundal 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 21 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 52 km

Villages closest to Raipatan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipatan village had a population of 1,615. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Raipatan village has 742 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipatan has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Raipatan is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipatan covers 869.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipatan falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raipatan is Saundal, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance for Raipatan.

Raipatan is about 52 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipatan is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Saundal is about 8.8 km away. Rajapur is about 21 km away. Shahuwadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haral (1.9 km), Pachal (3.1 km) and Karak (4.7 km).

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

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