# Raipur Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 186 households**, the 99th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 719people (2011)
- 186households
- 83.0%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Raipur PIN code and other codes

Raipur falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528935

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Raipur from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)85 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Raipur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Raipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · V. Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · V. Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · V. Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raipur known for?

About 79% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****49%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****84%**

**62%

Television ****38%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Raipur?

■ Raipur · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**828

Working population ****54.8%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (70%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mehkar

- Sawangi Wir745 people
- Ghuti738 people
- Pathardi734 people
- Nagzari Bk.732 people
- Sawangi Mali683 people
- Khamkhed678 people
- Shelgaon Kakde659 people
- Jaitala654 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raipur from Buldana?85 km by road
- What is the population of Raipur?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?83.0% (Census 2011)