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About Raipura Village

Raipura is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 781 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.3 hectares hectares.

Raipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 611.3 hectares
Population 1,516
Male Population 781
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Raipura compares

By the 2011 count Raipura is the 118th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 611.3 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Raipura

The census records public bus service for Raipura as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raipura from other places

Raipura lies about 9.9 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Raipura
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 9.9 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 9.9 km

Villages closest to Raipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipura village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 118th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Raipura village has 781 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipura has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Raipura covers 611.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipura falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Raipura notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raipura.

Raipura is about 9.9 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipura is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 9.9 km away. Sonbhadra is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Barak (under 2 km) and Shenduri (1.9 km).

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

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