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About Raipur Kalan Village

Raipur Kalan is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,090, made up of 1,134 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.93 hectares hectares.

Raipur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 306.93 hectares
Population 2,090
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Raipur Kalan is the 84th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 306.93 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Raipur Kalan

Raipur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipur Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalan from other places

Raipur Kalan lies about 24 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Chodiala, about 7.9 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Chodiala 7.9 km
Nearest town Roorkee 13 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Behat 30 km

Villages closest to Raipur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur Kalan village had a population of 2,090. That makes it the 84th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Raipur Kalan village has 1,134 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur Kalan has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Raipur Kalan covers 306.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur Kalan falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raipur Kalan is Chodiala, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur Kalan.

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

Raipur Kalan is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Chodiala is about 7.9 km away. Roorkee is about 13 km away. Saharanpur 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 Raipur (under 2 km), Dayalpur (3.3 km) and Lalpur (6.4 km).

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

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