About Raipur Village

Raipur 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 687, made up of 371 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	SAS Nagar
Pincode	140301
Area (hectares)	267 hectares
Population	687
Male Population	371
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 from other places

Raipur lies about 8.1 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 town	Kharar	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	SAS Nagar	8.1 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	8.1 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 687. That makes it the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Raipur village has 371 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 140301. 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 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Raipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 8.1 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 is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 4.7 km away. SAS Nagar is about 8.1 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.