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About Raipur Village

Raipur is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 804 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, 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 Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 298.73 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 804
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raipur compares

By the 2011 count Raipur is the 34th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 298.73 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Raipur

Raipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Putrangi, Radha Nagar, 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 1,555. That makes it the 34th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Raipur village has 804 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raipur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Raipur is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raipur covers 298.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Raipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raipur.

Raipur is in Narayangarh 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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