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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 571 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, 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 Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 63.97 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 571
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 74th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 63.97 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

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 10+ 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 12 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 12 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangarampur 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 1,064. That makes it the 74th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Raypur village has 571 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 63.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raypur falls under Gangarampur 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Bazar is about under 2 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 2.4 km away. Gangarampur 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 Rampur (under 2 km), Shrirampur (under 2 km) and Gangarampur (12 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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