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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a large village in Amethi tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,552, made up of 1,801 males and 1,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 228159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raypur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Amethi
Pincode 228159
Area (hectares) 107.6 hectares
Population 3,552
Male Population 1,801
Female Population 1,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 21st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 107.6 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur 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 Raypur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raypur from other places

Raypur lies about 32 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Misrauli, about 6.1 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 Misrauli 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amethi 11 km
Nearest town Lālganj 19 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 32 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amethi 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 3,552. That makes it the 21st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Raypur village has 1,801 males and 1,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 228159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 107.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raypur falls under Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Misrauli, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Raypur is about 32 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district. Misrauli is about 6.1 km away. Amethi is about 11 km away. Lālganj 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 Parshurampur (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Raja Pur Ameruwa (under 2 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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