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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 355 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721156, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721156
Area (hectares) 70.26 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 355
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
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 166th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 70.26 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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. The nearest villages by name are Radha Ballabhpur, Radhakantapur, Raghunath Chak and Raghunathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 652. That makes it the 166th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Raipur village has 355 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 721156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 70.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raipur falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Raipur notes the nearest railway station 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 in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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