About Raipur Village

Raipur is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,195 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731204
Area (hectares)	186.37 hectares
Population	2,320
Male Population	1,195
Female Population	1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 186.37 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

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 - 10 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 9.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 6.4 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	Adalpahari	6.4 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	9.4 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	9.4 km

Villages closest to Raipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 2,320. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Raipur village has 1,195 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 186.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Adalpahari, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur is about 9.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 6.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 6.5 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.