About Raypur Village

Raypur is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 884 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721656, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandipur
Pincode	721656
Area (hectares)	128.08 hectares
Population	1,664
Male Population	884
Female Population	780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 37th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 128.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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 53 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, about 7.9 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	Sangrampur	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	12 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	15 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	53 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur 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 1,664. That makes it the 37th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Raypur village has 884 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 721656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 128.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raypur falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Sangrampur, about 7.9 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 53 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raypur is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Sangrampur is about 7.9 km away. Chandipur is about 12 km away. Baruipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.