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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 445 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 141411
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 445
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

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 village. 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 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 6.0 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 13 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 69 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khamanon 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 829. That makes it the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Raipur village has 445 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 141411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Raipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur is about 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 6.0 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 13 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Raian (under 2 km), Chandiala (under 2 km) and Dhanaula (2.0 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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