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About Raghupur Village

Raghupur is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,009, made up of 1,035 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221508
Area (hectares) 110.91 hectares
Population 2,009
Male Population 1,035
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raghupur compares

By the 2011 count Raghupur is the 150th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 110.91 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Raghupur

Raghupur 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 Raghupur as Available. 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 Raghupur from other places

Raghupur lies about 31 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 2.3 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 Raghupur
Nearest railway station Saidabad 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 5.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 31 km

Villages closest to Raghupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghupur village had a population of 2,009. That makes it the 150th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Raghupur village has 1,035 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghupur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Raghupur is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghupur covers 110.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raghupur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raghupur is Saidabad, about 2.3 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raghupur.

Raghupur is about 31 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghupur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 2.3 km away. Handia is about 5.3 km away. Phulpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuwa Diha (under 2 km), Naga (under 2 km) and Bamaila (1.5 km).

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

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