About Raipur Village

Raipur is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 21 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, 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	Shahkot
Pincode	144201
Area (hectares)	23 hectares
Population	42
Male Population	21
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

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 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 from other places

Raipur lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 13 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	Sidhwan	13 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	18 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	39 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Raipur village has 21 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raipur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Sidhwan, about 13 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.

Raipur is about 39 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 Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 13 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Shahkot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.