About Raypur Village

Raypur is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,160, made up of 1,101 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743221, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Amdanga
Pincode	743221
Area (hectares)	172.68 hectares
Population	2,160
Male Population	1,101
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 38th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 172.68 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

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 village. 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 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 3.2 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	Bamangachi	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdanga	5.7 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	7.4 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	26 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amdanga 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 2,160. That makes it the 38th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Raypur village has 1,101 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 743221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 172.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raypur falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Bamangachi, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 3.2 km away. Amdanga is about 5.7 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.