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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 801 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732208, 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 Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732208
Area (hectares) 92.3 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 801
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 92.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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 - 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 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 40 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 6.8 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 Bakudi 6.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters English Bazar 32 km
District headquarters Maldah 40 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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

Common questions about Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 47th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Raypur village has 801 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 732208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 92.3 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 English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Bakudi, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 40 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Bakudi is about 6.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 10 km away. English Bazar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barampur (under 2 km), Gangarampur (under 2 km) and Anandamohanpur (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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