Raipur, Bankura

Raipur
রায়পুর
Census Town
Raipur
Raipur

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°48′00.0″N 86°57′00.0″E / 22.800000°N 86.950000°E / 22.800000; 86.950000Coordinates: 22°48′00.0″N 86°57′00.0″E / 22.800000°N 86.950000°E / 22.800000; 86.950000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,280
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 722134 (Garhraipur)
Telephone/STD code 03243
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Raipur
Website bankura.gov.in
For other uses, see Raipur (disambiguation).

Raipur, referred to in census reports as Raipur Bazar, a census town, has a police station, in Raipur CD Block in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Raipur Bazar had a total population of 6,280 of which 3,232 (51%) were males and 3,048 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 622. The total number of literates in Raipur Bazar was 4,734 (83.67% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Raipur police station has jurisdiction over Raipur CD Block. The area covered is 252.55 km2 with a population of 105,826.[2][3]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Raipur CD Block are located at Garh Raipur.[4]

Transport

State Highway 4 (West Bengal) running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha foreshore (in Purba Medinipur district) and State Highway 9 (West Bengal) from Durgapur (in Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Paschim Medinipur) cross at Raipur Bazar.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Raipur PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Bankura" (PDF). Map of Bankura with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 16 October 2016.


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