About Raipur Village

Raipur is one of the larger villages in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,061, made up of 2,639 males and 2,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.44 hectares hectares.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Saharanpur
Tehsil	Behat
Area (hectares)	212.44 hectares
Population	5,061
Male Population	2,639
Female Population	2,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 212.44 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur 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 Raipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raipur from other places

Raipur 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Raipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 5,061. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Raipur village has 2,639 males and 2,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Raipur covers 212.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Chodiala, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur 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 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.