Raipur is a

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in Dehradun district in the

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. Situated in the municipal area of Uttarakhand, it's one among the 7 blocks of Dehradun district.

Government institutions

The Institutions established by the government in Raipur are

Maharana Pratap Sports College Maharana Pratap Sports College is a sports academy and a college in Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. It offers sports training in six sports, Athletics, Football, Volleyball, Boxing, Cricket and Field hockey in sixth to twelfth standard and wit ...

INDIA OPTEL LIMITED India Optel Limited is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Dehradun, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings. I ...

(earlier known as Ordnance Factory), Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), and many more.

Geography

Raipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 663

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Demographics

As of the 2001 India

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, Raipur had a population of 24,887. Males constitute 52% of the population, and females constitute 48%. Raipur has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 78%. In Raipur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schools and colleges

* KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA RAIPUR No.1 * KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OEF DEHRADUN RAIPUR * PAATHSHALA PLAY SCHOOL * SAI GRACE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL * Govt. Inter College - Raipur * Govt. P.G. College Maldevta (Raipur) Dehradun * The OASIS

Historical places

* Khalanga War Memorial * Kalinga Smarak

Hospitals

OFD Hospital. CHC (Community Health Centre) Raipur.

References

Cities and towns in Dehradun district {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub