About Raypur Village

Raypur 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 1,038, made up of 514 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mohammad Bazar
Pincode	731127
Area (hectares)	163.14 hectares
Population	1,038
Male Population	514
Female Population	524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 57th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 163.14 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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 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 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 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 12 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	Swadinpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohammad Bazar	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	14 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	14 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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.

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Common questions about Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 57th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Raypur village has 514 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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

Raypur covers 163.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Swadinpur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raypur.

Raypur is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 12 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 14 km away. Birbhum is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.