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About Raipur Gujjran Village

Raipur Gujjran is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 237 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Gujjran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Gujjran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144531
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 237
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipur Gujjran compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Gujjran is the 225th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Raipur Gujjran

Raipur Gujjran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipur Gujjran as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gujjran from other places

Raipur Gujjran lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Satnaur Badesron, about 4.2 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 Gujjran
Nearest railway station Satnaur Badesron 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 8.5 km
Nearest town Banga 9.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Raipur Gujjran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Gujjran village had a population of 435. That makes it the 225th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Raipur Gujjran village has 237 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Gujjran has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Raipur Gujjran is 144531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur Gujjran covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur Gujjran falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Gujjran is Satnaur Badesron, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur Gujjran.

Raipur Gujjran is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur Gujjran is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Satnaur Badesron is about 4.2 km away. Garhshankar is about 8.5 km away. Banga is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kitna (under 2 km), Moranwali (under 2 km) and Aima Muglan (1.9 km).

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

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