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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 651 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 651
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 90th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 896.

Getting to Raipur

The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 33 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 14 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 Kakrala 14 km
Nearest town Nābha 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 17 km
District headquarters Sangrur 33 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 1,221. That makes it the 90th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Raipur village has 651 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Kakrala, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 33 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kakrala is about 14 km away. Nābha is about 16 km away. Malerkotla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (under 2 km), Nangal (1.5 km) and Chaunda (2.8 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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