About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 401 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raypur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan I
Pincode	713102
Area (hectares)	81.9 hectares
Population	779
Male Population	401
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 62nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 81.9 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raypur from other places

Raypur lies about 6.1 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Kamnara, about 2.6 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	Kamnara	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan I	6.1 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	6.1 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	6.1 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I 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 Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 779. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Raypur village has 401 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 713102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 81.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raypur falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Kamnara, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raypur.

Raypur is about 6.1 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Kamnara is about 2.6 km away. Burdwan I is about 6.1 km away. Barddhaman is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.