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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 623 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742304, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Raninagar I
Pincode 742304
Area (hectares) 260.43 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 623
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 260.43 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within 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 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 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 20 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
Nearest town Kāndi 19 km
Nearest railway station Lohapur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Raninagar I 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 30 km

Villages closest to Raipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raipur village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Raipur village has 623 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 742304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 260.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raipur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raipur is Lohapur, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Raipur.

Raipur is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raipur is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 19 km away. Lohapur is about 20 km away. Raninagar I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratappur (3.0 km), Raosannagar (3.1 km) and Sitanagar (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raipur today is likely to be higher.

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