# Raipur Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/raipur/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Raipur Raipur is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **687 people in 131 households**, the 57th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 687people (2011) - 131households - 81.8%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Raipur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Raipur is 140301.** Raipur falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatRaipur - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039165 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? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)7 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)4 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mohali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 73% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 28 a car. ■ Raipur · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****72%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **27% Tap water ****85%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **44% Use banking services ****46%** **70% Television ****90%** **82% Mobile phone ****84%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****56%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****28%** **15% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****92%** **85% 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 · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556** **833 Working population ****33.2%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 75.5% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Household industry 17 (7%) · **■** Other work 82 (36%) · **■** Marginal 29 (13%) 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 SAS Nagar - Dharamgarh738 people - Maujpur714 people - Chapar Chiri Khurd706 people - Kurara694 people - Kurali661 people - Sambalki655 people - Nanu Majra650 people - Siau650 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Raipur?140301 - How far is Raipur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?7 km by road - What is the population of Raipur?687 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raipur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Raipur?81.8% (Census 2011)