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About Raipur Araian Village

Raipur Araian is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 753 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Araian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Araian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144419
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 1,506
Male Population 753
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur Araian compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Araian is the 68th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Raipur Araian

Raipur Araian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipur Araian 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 Araian from other places

Raipur Araian lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 12 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 Araian
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 12 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 27 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Raipur Araian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Araian village had a population of 1,506. That makes it the 68th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Raipur Araian village has 753 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Araian has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Raipur Araian is 144419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur Araian covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur Araian falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Araian is Sidhwan, about 12 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 Araian.

Raipur Araian is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur Araian is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Phillaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaula (under 2 km), Akuwal (3.0 km) and Gursian Piran (5.0 km).

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

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