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About Raipur Kalan Village

Raipur Kalan is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 875 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143113
Area (hectares) 335.2 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 875
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Kalan is the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 335.2 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Raipur Kalan

Raipur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipur Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raipur Kalan from other places

Raipur Kalan lies about 16 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 7.6 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Jandiala 7.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 16 km
District headquarters Amritsar 16 km

Villages closest to Raipur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Kalan village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Raipur Kalan village has 875 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Kalan has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Raipur Kalan is 143113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur Kalan covers 335.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur Kalan falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Kalan is Jandiala, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur Kalan.

Raipur Kalan is about 16 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur Kalan is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about 7.6 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 11 km away. Amritsar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehnian Brahmana (under 2 km), Miran Chak (2.3 km) and Manga Sarai (2.5 km).

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

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