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About Raipur Village

Raipur is one of the larger villages in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,994, made up of 4,107 males and 1,887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 459 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247662, 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 Roorkee
Pincode 247662
Area (hectares) 221.42 hectares
Population 5,994
Male Population 4,107
Female Population 1,887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 459
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 23rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 221.42 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipur 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 5 - 10 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 35 km from Hardwar, 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
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 13 km
District headquarters Hardwar 35 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roorkee 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 5,994. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Raipur village has 4,107 males and 1,887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 459 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 247662. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 221.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raipur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Chodiala, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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.

Raipur is about 35 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 Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Chodiala is about 7.9 km away. Roorkee is about 13 km away. Hardwar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khelpur Nasrullapur (1.7 km), Sisauna (1.7 km) and Bhagwanpur Chandanpur (2.1 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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