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About Raypur Village

Raypur is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,098, made up of 2,067 males and 2,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 455.3 hectares
Population 4,098
Male Population 2,067
Female Population 2,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Raypur is the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 455.3 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 962.

Getting to Raypur

The census records public bus service for Raypur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 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 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about 1.9 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 Champahati 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.5 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 8.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 4,098. That makes it the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Raypur village has 2,067 males and 2,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raypur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Raypur is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raypur covers 455.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raypur falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raypur is Champahati, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raypur.

Raypur is about 30 km from South 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 Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Champahati is about 1.9 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.5 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharigoda (under 2 km), Makrampur (under 2 km) and Chak Baria (1.6 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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