About Raipur Village

Raipur is a large village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,782, made up of 1,310 males and 1,472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Dahanu
Area (hectares)	776 hectares
Population	2,782
Male Population	1,310
Female Population	1,472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,124
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 34th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 776 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

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 94 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Sanjan, about 26 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	Sanjan	26 km
Nearest town	Silvassa	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dahanu	32 km
District headquarters	Thane	94 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

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Common questions about Raipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 2,782. That makes it the 34th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Raipur village has 1,310 males and 1,472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Raipur covers 776 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Sanjan, about 26 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 94 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. Sanjan is about 26 km away. Silvassa is about 26 km away. Dahanu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.