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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Nichlaul tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 841 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.8 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nichlaul
Area (hectares) 148.8 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 841
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 119th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 148.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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 19 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 9.2 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 Jhamat 9.2 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 13 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nichlaul 32 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichlaul 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 1,608. That makes it the 119th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Raipur village has 841 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Raipur covers 148.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Jhamat, about 9.2 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 19 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Jhamat is about 9.2 km away. Mahārāganj is about 13 km away. Mahrajganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amara Urf Jhulanipur (under 2 km), Bankatwa (5.0 km) and Bhohtha (5.3 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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