About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,591, made up of 770 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar I
Pincode	144402
Area (hectares)	345.2 hectares
Population	1,591
Male Population	770
Female Population	821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 38th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 345.2 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

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 5 - 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 14 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Chiheru, about 4.9 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	Chiheru	4.9 km
Nearest town	Jalandhar Cantonment	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar I	14 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	14 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

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Common questions about Raipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 1,591. That makes it the 38th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Raipur village has 770 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 144402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 345.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Chiheru, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur is about 14 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Chiheru is about 4.9 km away. Jalandhar Cantonment is about 9.0 km away. Jalandhar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.