About Raipur Kalan Village

Raipur Kalan is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 732 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	SAS Nagar
Pincode	140306
Area (hectares)	367 hectares
Population	1,444
Male Population	732
Female Population	712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Kalan is the 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Raipur Kalan

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

Raipur Kalan lies about 9.9 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chandigarh Railway Station, about 2.0 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station	Chandigarh Railway Station	2.0 km
Nearest town	Panchkula	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	SAS Nagar	9.9 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	9.9 km

Villages closest to Raipur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Kalan village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Raipur Kalan village has 732 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Kalan has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Raipur Kalan is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur Kalan covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur Kalan falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Kalan is Chandigarh Railway Station, about 2.0 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 Kalan.

Raipur Kalan is about 9.9 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur Kalan is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Chandigarh Railway Station is about 2.0 km away. Panchkula is about 2.6 km away. SAS Nagar is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.