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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 917 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raypur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 212405
Area (hectares) 148.98 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 917
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
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 Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 166th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 148.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Raypur

The census records public bus service for Raypur 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 Raypur from other places

Raypur lies about 51 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jangiganj, about 3.7 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 Raypur
Nearest railway station Jangiganj 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 15 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 51 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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 Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 166th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Raypur village has 917 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 212405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 148.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Jangiganj, about 3.7 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 Raypur.

Raypur is about 51 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Jangiganj is about 3.7 km away. Handia is about 15 km away. Gyānpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vajpur (2.1 km), Sikaraha (3.0 km) and Chak Pali (3.2 km).

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

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