Raipur, Bankura

Raipur
রাইপুর
Census Town
Raipur
Location in West Bengal, India
Raipur
Raipur (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 UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 722134 (Garhraipur)
Telephone/STD code 03243
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Raipur
Website raipurdevelopmentblock.in

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 Paschim Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Jhargram district) cross at Raipur Bazar.[5]

Healthcare

Raipur Rural Hospital functions as the central facility for Raipur CD Block, with three Public Health Centres at Dumurtore, Phulkusma and Motgoda and 33 subcentres.[6]

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. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. 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.
  6. ↑ "Status of Health and FW Services in Bankura District". Chief Medical Officer of Health, Bankura. Retrieved 11 December 2016.


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