About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 342 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742171, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742171
Area (hectares)	144.1 hectares
Population	628
Male Population	342
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 112th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 144.1 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Raypur

Raypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raypur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Raypur from other places

Raypur lies about 35 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 12 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	Swadinpur	12 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	19 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	35 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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 628. That makes it the 112th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Raypur village has 342 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 742171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 144.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raypur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Swadinpur, about 12 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 village for Raypur.

Raypur is about 35 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 12 km away. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Khargram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.