About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 810 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan II
Pincode	713407
Area (hectares)	248.55 hectares
Population	1,597
Male Population	810
Female Population	787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 248.55 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 Raipur from other places

Raipur lies about under 2 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about under 2 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	Barddhaman Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan II	under 2 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	under 2 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	under 2 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Raipur village has 810 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 713407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 248.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Barddhaman Junction, about under 2 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 Raipur.

Raipur is about under 2 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about under 2 km away. Burdwan II is about under 2 km away. Barddhaman is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.