About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 524 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Jangipara
Pincode	712424
Area (hectares)	107.24 hectares
Population	1,032
Male Population	524
Female Population	508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 75th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 107.24 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within village. 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 Raipur from other places

Raipur lies about 43 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bahir Khanda, about 13 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 Raipur
Tehsil headquarters	Jangipara	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bahir Khanda	13 km
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	15 km
District headquarters	Hugli	43 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 75th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Raipur village has 524 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 712424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 107.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Bahir Khanda, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur is about 43 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 5.8 km away. Bahir Khanda is about 13 km away. Tarakeswar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.