About Raypur Village

Raypur is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 146 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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	Gazole
Pincode	732124
Area (hectares)	72.16 hectares
Population	296
Male Population	146
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 240th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 72.16 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raypur as Available within 5 - 10 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 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.0 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	Milangarh	8.0 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gazole	30 km
District headquarters	Maldah	30 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 296. That makes it the 240th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Raypur village has 146 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 72.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raypur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 30 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 Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Gazole is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.