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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a large village in Sandeshkhali I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,630, made up of 1,385 males and 1,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743442, 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 Sandeshkhali I
Pincode 743442
Area (hectares) 312.01 hectares
Population 2,630
Male Population 1,385
Female Population 1,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 27th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,482 residents. Its 312.01 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

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 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 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Chandpara, about 4.2 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 Chandpara 4.2 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandeshkhali I 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Raypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raypur village had a population of 2,630. That makes it the 27th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,482 residents.

Raypur village has 1,385 males and 1,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 743442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 312.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Chandpara, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 16 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 Sandeshkhali I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Chandpara is about 4.2 km away. Gobārdānga is about 8.6 km away. Sandeshkhali I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoshpur (9.2 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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