About Raipur Village

Raipur is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,559, made up of 1,881 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145026
Area (hectares)	357 hectares
Population	3,559
Male Population	1,881
Female Population	1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

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 10 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dina Nagar, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station	Dina Nagar	5.6 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	6.1 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	28 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 3,559. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Raipur village has 1,881 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Dina Nagar, about 5.6 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 village for Raipur.

Raipur is about 10 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dina Nagar is about 5.6 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.1 km away. Gurdaspur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.