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About Raspur Village

Raspur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 459 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 508.29 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 459
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raspur compares

By the 2011 count Raspur is the 62nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 508.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Raspur

Raspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raspur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raspur from other places

Raspur lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, 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 Raspur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Raspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Raspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raspur village had a population of 934. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Raspur village has 459 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raspur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Raspur is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raspur covers 508.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raspur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raspur is Gadadharpur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Raspur.

Raspur is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raspur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 2.6 km away. Sainthia is about 9.3 km away. Mohammad Bazar 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 Bataspur (1.9 km), Lohabazar (2.2 km) and Dighalgram (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raspur today is likely to be higher.

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