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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Nangal tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 534 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Nangal
Pincode 140125
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 534
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 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 57 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Nella, 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 Nella 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nangal 9.8 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 57 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Raipur village has 534 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 140125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Nella, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 57 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district. Nella is about 5.6 km away. Nangal is about 9.8 km away. Rupnagar is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehandpur (9.2 km), Nangal Nikku (9.8 km) and Nangli (9.8 km).

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

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