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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 351 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 72.7 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 351
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 94th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 72.7 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

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 23 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Laksar Junction, about 2.7 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 Laksar Junction 2.7 km
Nearest town Manglaur 16 km
District headquarters Hardwar 23 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laksar 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 663. That makes it the 94th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Raipur village has 351 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 72.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Laksar Junction, about 2.7 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 23 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Laksar Junction is about 2.7 km away. Manglaur is about 16 km away. Hardwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laksar (under 2 km), Sethpur (under 2 km) and Hirna Kheri (1.6 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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