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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 505 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733158, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733158
Area (hectares) 70.48 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 505
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 73rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 70.48 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raypur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 2.4 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampur Bazar, 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 Raypur
Nearest railway station Rampur Bazar under 2 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 2.4 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balurghat 20 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Raypur village has 505 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 733158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 70.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raypur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Rampur Bazar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 2.4 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Bazar is about under 2 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 2.4 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Sibrampur (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Harirampur (under 2 km).

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

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