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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 385 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.05 hectares hectares.

Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raypur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 65.05 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 385
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 321st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 65.05 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raypur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 39 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Daryabad, 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 Raypur
Nearest railway station Daryabad 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 20 km
District headquarters Gonda 39 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj 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 710. That makes it the 321st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Raypur village has 385 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Raypur covers 65.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raypur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Daryabad, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 39 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Daryabad is about 14 km away. Colonelganj is about 20 km away. Gonda is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Rampur Phakir (under 2 km) and Atarsuiya (5.6 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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