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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a small village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 178 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712148, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712148
Area (hectares) 90.22 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 178
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 47th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 90.22 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Namajghar, Narayanpur, Purushottampur and Raghunathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 346. That makes it the 47th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Raypur village has 178 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 712148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 90.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raypur falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raypur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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