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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 287 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202155
Area (hectares) 162.85 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 287
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 157th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 162.85 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 24 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Khair 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Kulwa 17 km
District headquarters Aligarh 24 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khair 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 501. That makes it the 157th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Raipur village has 287 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 202155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 162.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Kulwa, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 24 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 1.5 km away. Kulwa is about 17 km away. Aligarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshman Garhi (under 2 km), Nayal (1.6 km) and Manpur (1.7 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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